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Wasekaseka

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Wasekaseka. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of thirty-four whale teeth, honey yellow/ivory in colour. Each tooth is long, narrow, and curved in shape with a pointed end. Bored at their bases, and threaded onto a cord woven from plant fibre. An additional thin cord, woven from plant fibre, is wrapped around the base cord and in-between each tooth. The ends of the base cord are knotted together.

Whakahounga o Mua: 1 Oct 2026

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Ingoa Kōrero Noa

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Ingoa Kē

Whale's split teeth neck ornament (English)

Momo Ingoa Kē