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Accession No TE.225
Name/Title REI, PENDANT; COOK ISLANDS
Brief Description From Atiu in the Cook Islands, this rei, or pendant, represents a chief's virility. A whale tooth is carved into the form of human testicles and suspended from multiple strands of finely plaited coconut fibre sennit.
Classification Necklace/Adornment/Personal Artifacts/Nomenclature
Credit Line Atiu, Cook Islands, pendant or rei, a chief's virility necklace made of whale tooth carved to represent human testicles (possibly). Suspended from multiple strands of finely plaited coconut fibre sennit.
Primary Prod Place Cook Islands
Production Notes ATIU
Measurement Reading 37.5 x 7.1 x 4.5cm
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