Oceanic Art - Boar's tusk necklace, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea

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Oceanic Art - Boar's tusk necklace, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea


This is a boar’s tusk necklace from
Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea. The two boar’s tusks measure 6-1/2" across and the fiber string is 27" long. The four seed pods are strung with fiber and chips and disks of spondylus shell are tied onto the cord. There is a small native repair with pink twine at the join of one boar tusk. Early 20th century. #2135  SOLD
 

Oceanic Art - Boar's tusk necklace, Collingwood Bay, Papua New Guinea, back view

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