Object Number | 18192D |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Fiji Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Whale Tooth | Coconut Fiber |
Description | Sperm Whale split-tooth necklace made up of 31 "teeth" or "tusks." (These "teeth" or "tusks" have been carved from a Sperm Whale tooth and then polished and oiled). Several "teeth" are cracked and splitting. "Teeth" are strung on a double standed, braided, coconut fiber cord. Cord is broken in multiple places. |
Length | 30.4 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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