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Whale tooth graffiti – personalised Fijian tabua » Tabua (ceremonial whale tooth)

Whale tooth attached to a braided necklace. On it is engraved “RATU x LEJIA”

Tabua (ceremonial whale tooth), 1800s, Fiji, maker unknown. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (FE012538)Read more

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2020-10-02
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