Description (CMS Description)
Whale teeth strung on sinnet. Teeth have been slighty reduced in size
Event Date 23/7/1987
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Annual Report of the Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology on the Museum of Archaeology and of Ethnology and its Library, 1931 [16 February 1932], List of Accessions from 1 January to 31 December 1931: ‘Maudslay, the late Dr A . P .: Ethnological specimens, including clubs, whale-tooth necklaces and ornaments, wooden dishes and ''cannibal forks,'' etc., Fiji; carved clubs, combs and dishes, Tonga; carved club, Polynesia (31. 201-225)’ (1932: 3).
Event Date 19/10/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in black ink:] '31.205 Fiji. Whale teeth necklace strung on sinnet. Teeth have been slightly reduced in size. Maudslay Bequest.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 23 JUL 1987 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted on the card.
Event Date 19/10/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Necklace (sisi) formed of 20 whale teeth strung on a cord of twisted hibiscus fibre. All the teeth are pierced at the top, the cord running through the holes. They are a rich honey colour at the front with a slightly darker shade at the back. The top of each tooth is lightly scratched. A small round label with a metallic border is attached to the cord and reads [handwritten in black ink:] ’31.205.’. '1931.205' inscribed in black ink on the side of the first tooth from the left.
Event Date 19/10/2012
Author: maa