Description (CMS Description)
Pendant of pig's tusk.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '1923.H172.' and 'Z. 2755 C' inscribed in black ink at the base of the tusk.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z- 2755 A-D FIJI]. [typed:] 'Viti Levu. Pendants of pigs tusks, 4 in number, a, b, c, d. "Bati" (Mbati) ni vuaka, bati = tooth, ni = of, vuaka = pig. A very favourite neck ornament for young men and particularly with fighting men. Most of the "extraordinary" pigs teeth were formerly imported from Tana and the New Hebrides, but the Fijians were not unacquainted with the method causing their characteristic growth which is said to be accomplished by knocking out the upper teeth so as to prevent all possibility of friction against the tusks when the animal grinds his teeth. 2 Gordon, 1 Hugel collected, 1 Hugel bought.' [added in blue pen:] '1884.G51; 1923.G50; 1923.H171; 1923.H172.' [stamped in blue ink:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. A small round red sticker pasted on the card. '(Centenary Exhibition)' inscribed in black ink on the back of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 2755. Viti Levu. Pendants of pigs tusks, 4 in number, a, b, c, d. "Bati" (Mbati) ni vuaka, bati = tooth, ni = of, vuaka = pig. A very favourite neck ornament for young men and particularly with fighting men. Most of the "extraordinary" pigs teeth were formerly imported from Tana and the New Hebrides, but the Fijians were not unacquainted with the method causing their characteristic growth which is said to be accomplished by knocking out the upper teeth so as to prevent all possibility of friction against the tusks when the animal grinds his teeth. 2 Gordon, 1 Hugel collected, 1 Hugel bought. Show Case number 1'.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Annular boar tusk pendant. The base of the tusk is pierced with two small holes to which used to be secured a neck cord. Only a small tuft of vegetable fibre (?hibiscus) is visible inside the base of the tusk.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden