Accession No
Z 3019
Description
Smoked presentation sperm whale tooth (tabua) hung on a braided cord of coir.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji
Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 3019; O.X.417.H
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ivory; Tooth; Plant; Fibre
Local Term
Tambua [from catalogue card]; Tabua [Fiji Project];  ?Tabuadamu [Fiji Project]
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
'Z- 3019' inscribed in black ink on one side.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
'O.X.417.H.' inscribed in white ink.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'FIJI'. [typed:] 'Z-3019. Tabua.' [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '12 a / 25'. [added in pencil:] '1'. A small round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue ink:] 'Z 3019. Tambua'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Tambua.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Smoked presentation sperm whale tooth (tabua), pierced at the tip (one hole) and at the butt (one hole), and hung on a braided cord of coir reminiscent of the watabu cords of tanoa bowls. The surface is very textured with many scratches. The butt is lightly chipped near the hole (L. Carreau, 27/11/2012).
Event Date 27/11/2012
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 07/06/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Conservation ()
CON.2014.147 |
Event Date 1/3/2016
Author: maa
FM:109502
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