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1994.4.175

Ornament made from a curved boar's tusk. One end is bound with woven rattan, attached through a perforation and ending in a loop; the other end is also perforated. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/9/2005]

1994.4.175

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ornament made from a curved boar's tusk. One end is bound with woven rattan, attached through a perforation and ending in a loop; the other end is also perforated. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/9/2005]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hampshire County Museums Service
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1994
Date collected
By 1994
Acquisition information
Transferred: 01/1994
Materials and processes
Material Pig Tooth Animal, Material Rattan Fibre Plant, Material Boar Tooth Animal, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Woven, Process Bound, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 135 mm, Width: max 25 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1994.4.175

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