Object Number | 18192F |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Fiji Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Whale Tooth | Coconut Fiber |
Description | Sperm Whale split-tooth necklace made up of 33 "teeth" or "tusks." (These "teeth" or "tusks" have been carved from a Sperm Whale tooth and then polished and oiled). Necklace has broken into 3 sections. Additionally 3 "teeth" are completely detached. The attached "teeth" are strung on a multi-strand braided coconut fiber cord which is then wrapped with additional strands of braided coconut fiber which provides stability and spacers for "teeth." |
Length | 25.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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