A FINE FIJI WHALETOOTH NECKLACE, vuaseisei, of twenty-one tapered split whaletooth sections on twisted coconut fibre strand, concial wood plug to clasp, the teeth with creamy to light golden patina, one inscribed with accession number: E.180.179,

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A FINE FIJI WHALETOOTH NECKLACE, vuaseisei, of twenty-one tapered split whaletooth sections on twisted coconut fibre strand, concial wood plug to clasp, the teeth with creamy to light golden patina, one inscribed with accession number: E.180.179,
the longest tooth 14cm.
Provenance
Lieutenant Harrington-Martin, 1873

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