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Accession No	TE.227
Name/Title	WASEKASEKA, NECKLACE
Brief Description	This Fijian necklace, or wasekaseka, is made of split whale teeth. There are 28 units, all shaped to a point, perforated at the base and polished and bound together by fine, three-ply sennit binding. The units are graded by size, with the largest at centre. The sennit binding extends 29.1 cm.
Classification	Necklace/Adornment/Personal Artifacts/Nomenclature
Primary Maker	Unknown
Primary Prod Place	Fiji
Measurement Reading	28 x 8 x 1cm

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