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Sisi, necklace of sperm whale teeth
Image Not Available for Sisi, necklace of sperm whale teeth
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
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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