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'Ula lei (necklace) of carved whale teeth
Object Number 11-2-70/83926
Display Title 'Ula lei (necklace) of carved whale teeth
Descriptions
Indigenous Term waseisei (Fiji)
Indigenous Term 'ula lei (Samoa)
Object Description Necklace. See Bibliography and Authorities for more info.
Inventory Description Necklace, curved and pointed teeth of varying lengths, interspersed with dark glass beads, strung on fiber cordage
Classification
  • Necklace
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Fiji
Oceania / Samoa
Materials Tooth , Whale tooth , Glass beads , Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 24 × 30.8 × 4.6 cm (9 7/16 × 12 1/8 × 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83926; 33-44
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William McMichael Woodworth, 1911
Provenance
Collector Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1896-1900)
Donor Donated by Dr. William McMichael Woodworth (1911)

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