Name/Title
Chief's Whale ToothEntry/Object ID
1973.120.001Description
Whale tooth complete with root
-considerable yellowing; (in Fiji, whale teeth were often rubbed with turmeric and smoked and then polished for visual appeal, giving them the name 'tabua' or 'tambua', however this one was not)
-hole in upper section for stringing-- whale teeth were used in Fiji for personal adornment and tradeCollection
Ethnographic CollectionMade/Created
Place
Country
FijiRegion
MelanesiaContinent
OceaniaNotes
Date: late 19th/early 20th c.