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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Polynesian
Title:Waseisei; Wasekaseka; Whale-tooth necklace
Date Made:late 19th or early 20th century
Type:Adornment
Materials:marine ivory and natural (probably coconut) fiber
Place Made:Oceania; Melanesia; Fiji
Measurements:Overall: 2 1/2 in x 15 in x 12 1/2 in; 6.4 cm x 38.1 cm x 31.7 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK 2006.135.INV
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
'Necklace, made of twenty-seven split and polished sperm whale teeth. Teeth curve outward and are pointed at the ends, and decrease in length as they get closer to the ends of the necklace. Strung on many strands of braided brown coconut fiber.

Tags:
indigenous people; jewelry; teeth

Subjects:
Indigenous peoples; Jewelry

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