Object Details
- Collector
- James N. Sheaf
- Lt. Augustus L. Case
- Donor Name
- United States Exploring Expedition
- FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "4564. NECKLACE.-STRING OF SECTIONS OF SIX OR SEVEN CLEAR GLASS BEADS, STRUNG ALTERNATELY WITH HUMAN TEETH, PIERCED WITH HOLE NEAR TIPS OF ROOTS. FROM VANUA LEVU ISLAND. LENGTH, 25 INCHES. FIJI ISLANDS, 1840. 4,564. U.S. EXPLOR. EXPEDITION, CAPT. CHAS, WILKES, U.S.N."
- Peale catalogue identifies # 1641 - 1645 as "Necklaces made of human teeth, and worn by the men of the Fiji Islands."
- On p. 14 of National Institute for the Promotion of Science, Washington, D.C. A Popular Catalogue of the Extraordinary Curiosities In the National Institute, Arranged In the Building Belonging to the Patent Office. Washington: A. Hunter, 1855, Peale #s 1641 to 47 are identified as "Necklace of human teeth taken from deceased friends, and worn in remembrance of them. They are also taken sometimes from the enemy who have been slain in battle." [which applies to Peale # 1646]
- Record Last Modified
- 17 Oct 2023
- Specimen Count
- 1
- Culture
- Fijian
- Accession Date
- 1858
- Collection Date
- 1840
- Accession Number
- 66A00050
- USNM Number
- E4564-0
- Object Type
- Necklace
- Length - Object
- 64 cm
- Place
- Vanua Levu Island, Fiji, Melanesia
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- Anthropology
- NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
- Topic
- Ethnology
- Record ID
- nmnhanthropology_8464742
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37fbb5118-9a2f-4340-b07e-2e8aa9a3957e
