Engraved Fijian Sperm Whale Tooth on Traditional Cord

A 19th century Fijian tabua on cord, the sperm whale tooth…
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A 19th century Fijian tabua on cord, the sperm whale tooth tabua finely engraved with lineal dot designs and crosses, some lettering evident, connected to an old cord of traditional woven and braided magimagi (sennit). The tooth length 16.5 cm, the cord 66 cm.

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