Small male figure carved of whale bone (?). One arm missing, other at side. Back of head pierced, for suspension. One of a handfull of small whale ivory (or bone) figures collected in Fiji and Tonga during the second half of the 19th century. Little is known about the function and significance of these little figures: they seem to have been objects of reverence, but not of worship.
Voy, Charles D. Catalogue of Boxes Collected in the South Pacific Islands Comprising Native Dresses, Ornaments, Implements of Peace and War, Etc. Etc. Collected by C.D. Voy. See: pg. 31
