| Object Number | 18192E |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Fiji Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Whale Tooth | Coconut Fiber |
| Description | Sperm Whale split-tooth necklace made up of 26 "teeth." These "teeth" or "tusks" have been carved from a Sperm Whale tooth and then polished and oiled. (Some of the "teeth" are cracked and splitting). "Teeth" are strung on a multi-strand braided coconut fiber cord which are then wraped with additional braided coconut fiber strands which create stability and spacers between the "teeth." Some deterioation of cord at the ends. |
| Length | 34.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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