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1906.20.19

Sperm whale tooth with small perforations at one end. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 9/12/2005]

1906.20.19

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sperm whale tooth with small perforations at one end. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 9/12/2005]
Geographical reference
Fiji
Oceania > Melanesia > Fiji
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1906
Date collected
By 1906
Acquisition information
Donated: 03/1906
Materials and processes
Material Whale Tooth Animal, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 130 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.20.19
Research and responses

This object was examined by Steven Hooper (UEA) during a research visit in December 2011. He made the following comments: A tabua, pierced at both ends. No evidence of previous use in a necklace. [El.B 15/12/2011]

Search terms: Ornament, Technique, Animalia, Animal Part, Pendant, Neck Ornament

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