Vuasagale
- Description:
- Vuasagale. Whale teeth adornment. Eleven small sized, banana-shaped teeth, lashed and arranged to a thick cord of fibres, bound with tapa cloth. Each tooth is a yellow brown colour, with drilled suspension holes at their base and most with a converging drilled hole at their tip. Each tooth is ground and polished, with a shiny patina. The cord fibres are built up thickly in volume, made up of finer strands of tali tolu (3-ply) braided dark brow...
- Display date:
- Made: Pre 1950; Acquired: 04 Jul 1950
- Location:
- Vanua Levu
- Collections:
- Auckland Museum Collections Online
- Content partner:
- Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
- Availability:
- Not specified
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