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Whale tooth necklace (lei niho palaoa). From Hawaii, Polynesia. Possibly early 19th CE. This necklace is made up of a pendant suspended from numerous thin braids of human hair with olona (Touchardia latifolia) fibre cord attached as ties. The hooked pendant itself is made from the tooth of a sperm whale. Hawaiians respected sperm whales. They did not hunt them, but if a whale was beached it was regarded as the property of the king. They ate the flesh, and used the ivory for ornaments and inlay. L. 61 cm. Inv. Oc1854,1223.11.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART320506
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Public
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3600px × 2702px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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19th century CE
Hawaiian Cultures
Necklace
Tooth
Whale