Name/Title
Chief's Neck PieceEntry/Object ID
1973.137.001Description
-rope made of twisted plant fiber
-accompanying tag reads: "Chief's Neck Piece, Fiji Islands"
-a polished whale tooth (tabua) was likely attached to this rope to be worn as a necklace
-a small one-inch woven runner, also of plant fiber, is included on the ropeCollection
Ethnographic CollectionMade/Created
Place
Country
FijiRegion
MelanesiaContinent
OceaniaNotes
Date: early 20th c.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
NecklaceNomenclature Primary Object Term
JewelryNomenclature Sub-Class
Body AdornmentsNomenclature Class
AdornmentNomenclature Category
Category 03: Personal Objects