Chieftains' Tabua: Fijian Artifacts from 19th Century

Two Chieftains Tabua, Fiji, 19th century, whale tooth and fibre,…
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Two Chieftains Tabua, Fiji, 19th century, whale tooth and fibre, 13 cm and 15 cm long. Provenance: Fielden Collection, Melbourne. Collected by Eric Joshua Fielden, Fijian Rifles, 1913. Fielden later joined the A.I.F. (Artillery) and served on the Western Front in World War I

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