Necklet

Description

Necklet of sperm whale tooth ground down and polished into curved pointed pendants, perforated and strung on sinnet cord, worn by chiefs: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th - early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1924.772

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Necklet

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Sperm whale tooth, Sinnet

Physical description

Pieces of sperm whale teeth ground down and polished into curved pointed pendants, perforated and strung on sinnet cord

Associations

Collector: Gordon Cumming, Constance Frederica, Miss, 1837 - 1924

Exhibitions

• Facing the Sea (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 3 »
world cultures, facing the sea »
pf.6