Tambua money

Description

Tambua, traditional ceremonial gift, of woven vegetable fibre and sperm whale ivory, made for the tourist trade: Pacific Peoples, Fiji, c. 1970

Museum reference

A.1995.637

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Tambua money

Production information

Fiji, Polynesia

Date

c. 1970

Style / Culture

Fijian
Pacific Peoples
Melanesian

Materials

Sperm whale tooth, Vegetable fibre

Physical description

Plaited vegetable fibre and sperm-whale ivory