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Description: | V S
Mid 19th-Century tabua made from whales tooth with a honey coloured patina pierced horizontally at the tip and vertically at the butt, and shaped to be almost symmetrical. On the underside are two large roughly chipped holes which converge in the centre. The cord is single plaited coir cord, probably 20th century, and engraved on the convex side are the letters V and S; they aren’t part of a name, and seem somewhat random.
caption: General view of object no. 14.86. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | sperm whale ivory tooth tabua coconut fibre Fijian ceremonial gifts War- and Peace-making | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-47069 | Go to resource |
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