collar neck.ornament

Dublin Core

Title

collar neck.ornament

Identifier

Description

Made from whale teeth (32 spikes) strung together with plaited vegetable fibre.

Creator

Macgregor, William Sir

Date

Early: 1800 Late: 1888

Contributor

Macgregor, William Sir

Relation

ivory whale.tooth vegetable.fibre

Format

L(teeth): 217 mm

Coverage

Melanesia Fiji Fiji

Abstract

William Macgregor (1846-1919) served the British Colonial Office for 14 years in Fiji (1875-1888), primarily as Chief Medical Officer, but also holding offices such as Receiver-General, Colonial Secretary, Commissioner of Stamps and Acting Administrator.