Tambua money

Description

Tambua money, whale tooth ornament and exchange item, consisting of a reddened sperm whale tooth with square-plaited, openwork coconut leaf tie: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1926.446

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Tambua money

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Sperm whale tooth, Coconut leaf, Pigment

Physical description

Sperm-whale tooth, coconut leaf, pigment (tbc)