Tabua
19th-20th century
Medium/TechniqueWhale Tooth and coconut (or sennit) fibers
Dimensions(Tusk) Length x width: 20.3 × 10.2 cm (8 × 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Eric and Esther Fortess in memory of Leo and Lillian Fortess
Accession number2018.3110
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
Collections
Sold by John Chin Young (b. 1909 – d. 1997), Honolulu, HI to Leo Fortess (b. 1917 – d. 2002) and Lillian Fortess, Honolulu; by descent, through the Fortess Family Limited Partnership, to their son, Eric Fortess, Newton, MA; 2018, gift of Eric and Esther Fortess to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 12, 2018)
19th-20th Century
mid to late 20th century
late 19th century
20th century, 1950–2000
