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Three sperm whale tusks
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Object statement
Sperm whale tusks (3), South Seas, acquired 1889
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Originally part of HAAS ACC H158 - H182 but difficult to identify this specific number. Transfered to E Register 1890.

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Description
Sperm whale tusks (3), South Seas, acquired 1889

Ornaments; For full particulars see Exchange Register (SB). Three sperm whale tusks. South Seas (Exchange Register). 3 plain, undecorated teeth. Origin: Solomon Islands (AF). No.35E / TEETH OF SPERM WHALE / Physeter macrocephalus, Linn. / Solomon Islands (Old Museum Label - in Object Research File)
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
E35

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Acquisition credit line
Acquired by exchange, 1889

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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