Fijian
Presentation Whale Tooth (Tabua)
Fijian, 1800-1899
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Fijian
Presentation Whale Tooth (Tabua)
Fijian, 1800-1899
Physical Qualities
Sperm whale ivory, coconut palm fiber, 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (8.9 x 6.4 x 22.2 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alan Wurtzburger
Object Number
1955.251.161
Tambua
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1955; Alan Wurtzburger
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Douglas F. Fraser & Paul S. Wingret, "The Wurtzburger Collection of Oceanic Art". Baltimore Museum of Art. 1956 pg. 37. cat no. 161.
Razga, Kirk. "Tabua and Whale Tooth Ornaments from Fiji". Australian Museum.australianmuseum.net.au.updated April 15th 2019.
Hooper, Steven. "'Supreme among our valuables': Whale teeth tabua, chiefship and power in eastern Fiji." The Journal of the Polynesian Society (2013): 103-160.
Neich, Roger, and Pandora Fulimalo Pereira. Pacific jewelry and adornment. University of Hawaii Press, 2004.
Hooper, Steven. "'Supreme among our valuables': Whale teeth tabua, chiefship and power in eastern Fiji." The Journal of the Polynesian Society (2013): 103-160.
Neich, Roger, and Pandora Fulimalo Pereira. Pacific jewelry and adornment. University of Hawaii Press, 2004.
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