A Whale Tooth Was Presented to Seal a Peaceful Alliance in Fiji|一顆抹亮穿繩的鯨牙,被正式遞出來封住一場和平同盟
WHAT 這是什麼
The Horniman records a Fijian tabua, a polished and corded whale tooth, as a ceremonial valuable used in relationships involving alliance, trust, love and compensation. This specific example was presented in 1893 in a qaloqalovi ceremony sealing a peaceful alliance.
WHY HERE 為什麼屬於底域的世界
動物牙齒被轉成政治與關係的高密度物件;和平不是只簽在紙上,也能由一件被珍視、公開交付的材料來完成。
BLIND SPOT 補了哪一塊少看的視角
tabua 的用途跨場合而異,且此件有具體1893事件;不能把所有鯨牙都簡化成『和平信物』。