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Civavonovono (breast plate), 1800s |
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Te Papa
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| Description | Made in Fiji, worn around the neck. Composed of a large pearl shell to which four pieces of whale tooth ivory are fastened with fibre. The ridge around edge is roughly serrated. Pearl shell, sperm whale tooth, husk, sennit. Oldman Collection, purchased 1948. |
| Created by | Te Papa |
| Region | Not Selected |
| Licensed for ? | Map, Wall, |
| Postcard | No |
| Tags | Pacific ceremonial necklace star shell fibre cord bronze white Fiji whale tohora civavonovono 1800s Fijian |
John Martin's Fountain, Union Bank corner, circa 1877, Bragge, James (photographer)
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Eudyptula minor variabilis, Little Penguin
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Notoclinops segmentatus (McCulloch & Phillipps, 1923), blue-eyed triplefin, 6 Jun 1921 (Date Collected)
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Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967, dwarf inanga, 23 Mar 1965 (Date Collected)
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Chlamdoselachus anguineus garmon, 1884, frill shark
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Barbourisia rufa Parr, 1945, red whalefish, 30 Jun 1994 (Date Collected)
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