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Samlingsbesök. 2023-05-12. Delegation från Fiji :: samlingsbesök

Object description

Samlingsbesök av delegation från Fiji för att se föremål tillverkade av valtänder. Delegationen består av deputy prime minister, Hon. Seru Kamikamica, och Ambassador of Fiji to the United Nations in Geneva, Hon. Ambassador Luke Daunivalu. De är i Sverige för att delta i " EU Indo-Pacific conference hosted by Sweden". Medföljande även Grace Maharaj och Faizal Khan.

"The whales tooth is a sacred symbol to Fiji. It has been used as a form of currency for trading in the early centuries and continues to be relevant as a symbol of unity, reconciliation and scared to Fiji and traditional power customs. The Deputy Prime Minister is curious about whether you might have a collection of whales teeth as many Norwegians travelled to Fiji and particular the island of Vanua Levu and Lau group of islands to hunt for whales which are now extinct in our part of the world. The whales tooth became the sacred symbol of this extinction and which we preserve and protect today from what we indigenous Fijian’s have protected." /Grace Maharaj i mejl till SMVK 2023-05-10

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Visat namn

Samlingsbesök. 2023-05-12. Delegation från Fiji

Verksamhet

samlingsbesök

Tidpunkt - öppnad/start

2023-05-12

Tidpunkt - stängd/slut

2023-05-12

Typ av besök

samlingsbesök

Land (samlingsbesök)

Fiji

Antal dagar (samlingsbesök)

Antal personer

Ort - verksamhet

Stockholm

Beskrivning

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