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The Tabua is a whale's tooth and is a valued gift in ceremonial presentations, [9] the greater number of teeth presented the greater the gift. It is important for the presenter to always play down the offering, but those receiving will always talk up the offering: if it is small they will say it is great, the point is eloquence and humility.
Human tooth sharpening is the practice of manually sharpening the teeth, usually the front incisors. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Filed teeth are customary in various cultures. Many remojadas figurines found in parts of Mexico have filed teeth and it is believed to have been common practice in their culture.
Tooth of a sperm whale. A tabua (Fijian:) 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 (called sevusevu), and were important in negotiations between rival chiefs.
Fortunately, the "Roadshow" appraiser was able to confirm the tooth is close to 200 years old, and it's been in the owner's possession since the 1920s, so the piece is good for business!
Potong gigi, also known as mesangih or mepandes, [1] is a form of ritual body modification of adolescents, typically teenagers, in parts of Bali that involves the filing of the canine teeth. [2] Traditional Balinese belief states that "protruding canines represent the animal-like nature of human beings"; [3] the purpose of the ritual is to ...
Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) [1] encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. It can be seen as an extension of ritual magic, and in most cases synonymous with it.
The heat from the sauna hit me like a punch to the gut and the room was hazy with water vapour. The room itself was huge in comparison to the smaller cedar-lined Swedish saunas I was used to.
Agra Hadig (Armenian: Ագրա Հադիգ) or Atam Hatik (Armenian: Ատամ Հատիկ) is a ceremony in Armenian culture commemorating the first tooth coming in of a newborn baby. In the ceremony, the young baby is set before several symbolic items relating to different professional vocations. Whichever item the child first selects is meant ...