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Undecorated sperm whale tooth attached to a woven cord, called a tabua. The cord is made of braided plant fibre wrapped with colourful strands of yarn. Two holes are bored through the tooth, one at the tip and one near the top, through which the cord is tied.

Culture: Fijian
Material: sperm whale tooth, wool fibre ? and plant fibre
Made in: Fiji
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Twined rope with a whale tooth attached where the ends meet. Tooth is held to rope with some grass through a hole in the tooth and a metal loop around one end of the rope.

Culture: Fijian
Material: fibre, sperm whale tooth, metal and adhesive
Made in: Nadroga-Navosa, Fiji
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Whale tooth suspended on a cord of vegetable fibre.

Culture: Fijian
Material: plant fibre and whale tooth
Made in: Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Two whale teeth that have a hole drilled into them through which a braided string passes. Natural colour cord.

Culture: Fijian
Material: fibre and whale tooth
Made in: Vanua Levu, Fiji
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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Black and yellow rope holding a whale tooth. Hole drilled at each end of the tooth into which string is attached and tied to the twisted rope.

Culture: Fijian
Material: leaf ?, fibre and sperm whale tooth
Made in: Fiji
Holding Institution: MOA: University of British Columbia

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