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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