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Object Number
07-30-70/72464
Display Title
Sisi, necklace of sperm whale teeth
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Vuasagale or sisi (Fiji)
Inventory Description
Necklace, 21 perforated whale teeth strung on multistrand fiber cord, broken
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Materials
Whale tooth, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm (12 5/8 x 4 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
72464
Credit Line
Gift of William McM. Woodworth, 1907
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
Donor
Donated by
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1907)
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