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D12476 boar tusk ornament

The boar tusk is crescent-shaped, with one end at a fine point and the other wrapped in woven rattan. Striations are running along the tusk.

Data Provider
Übersee-Museum Bremen Show original at data provider

Cataloguing data

Object type
boar tusk ornament
Dimensions
General: 1.5 × 5.2 × 9.2 cm
Material/Technique
pig tusk; plant fibre | carved; plaited
Current location
Übersee-Museum Bremen
Inventory number
D12476

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    1800-1913 (?)
    where
    Papua New Guinea (?)

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Legal status metadata
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