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1921.93.511

Perforated whale's tooth. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 9/12/2005]

1921.93.511

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Collection type
Object
Description
Perforated whale's tooth. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 9/12/2005]
Geographical reference
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Person
Field collector Charles Frederick Wood
PRM source Edith Lucy Wake Wood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1873
Date collected
August 1870 September 1 - , 1873
Acquisition information
Donated: 1921
Materials and processes
Material Whale Tooth Animal, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1921.93.511
Research and responses

This object was examined by Steven Hooper (UEA) during a research visit in December 2011. He made the following comments: Killer whale tooth. Unlikely to be Fijian, as killer whale teeth are not used in Fiji. [El.B 15/12/2011]

Search terms: Ornament, Neck Ornament

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