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92/177 Pendants (3), boar tusk, Fiji, c. 1890
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Object statement
Pendants (3), boar tusk, Fiji, c. 1890
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The pig's top 2 incisor teeth are removed and thus the lower teeth continue to grow without resistance. The most prized tooth is one which spirals several times. A tooth was presented to Queen Elizabeth II from the people of Vanuatu which spiralled 3 times. These tusks were banked and used as currency in Vanuatu.

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Description
Pendants (3), boar tusk, Fiji, c. 1890
Made: 1885 - 1895
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
92/177
Production date
1885 - 1895

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Acquisition credit line
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