Tabua

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Tabua

Total population

1,156

Elevation94 m

Coordinates32.68°, -17.08°

Demographic figures from INE Portugal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

A tabua is a polished tooth of a sperm whale that is an important cultural item in Fijian society. They were traditionally given as gifts for atonement or esteem, and were important in negotiations between rival chiefs. The dead men would be buried with their tabua, along with war clubs and even their strangled wives, to help them in the afterlife. Originally they were very rare items, available only from beached whales and from trade from neighbouring Tonga, but when the market became known in the early 19th century thousands of teeth, and fake teeth made from ivory and walrus tusks, entered the market. This trade led to the development of the European art of scrimshaw.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

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Public attention

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Books about Tabua

Tábuas de permanência e seu emprêgo em demografia

João Lyra Madeira · 1969

A casa de araucária

2011

Êxodo

2015

O Caráter do Homem Reto

2016

I Reis

2015

Deuteronômio

2015

Sobre as Escrituras Sagradas

2015

Promessas Fiéis

2016

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