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61-2-23

From: Pacific Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 61-2-23
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Pacific Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Whale Tooth | Wood
Description

Sperm Whale tooth. Polished. Open end evenly cut, One large crack. Large (2 cm) hole bored through center, plugged on one side with brown disk (wood?)

Original catalogue description: Centre drilled through. One side stopped with mahogany plug.

Length 12 cm
Width 3.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Constance Cochrane, 1961

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