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Object Number 27-63-60/D3074
Display Title Boar's tusks, used for polishing
Descriptions
Inventory Description Faunal remain, tusk fragments, one broken
Classification
  • Faunal
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / <State> / Andaman Islands
Additional Geographic Terms North
Materials Tusk
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 3.5 x 1.2 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object D3074; 119. Gr. Audamaurn L, 1./ Ph.17; Gr. Audamaurn / 8

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Boar's tusk, used for polishing
27-63-60/D3075 Boar's tusk, used for polishing
Faunal
Andaman Islands
Boar's tusk nose ornament, when in use the two tusks are connected +
07-45-70/72648 Boar's tusk nose ornament, when in use the two tusks are connected +
Bone
Papua New Guinea
Awls made of boars tusks. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk.
71-19-40/5114 Awls made of boars tusks. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk.
Point
St. Aubin
Breast ornament of boar's tusks, long central piece edged with nasca +
18-20-70/D1150 Breast ornament of boar's tusks, long central piece edged with nasca +
Necklace
New Britain
Wild boar's tusks
50-58-70/3221 Wild boar's tusks
Ornament
Papua New Guinea
Boars tusks
2004.1.319 Boars tusks
Ornament
Image Not Available for Armlet, boar's tusks, in 07-45-70/72643
07-45-70/72647 Armlet, boar's tusks, in 07-45-70/72643
Papua New Guinea
2 rattan bracelets, 3 boars tusks
06-20-70/66596 2 rattan bracelets, 3 boars tusks
Bracelet
Bataan
Awl made of boars tusks
71-19-40/5105 Awl made of boars tusks
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Image Not Available for Stool, boar's tusks
30-71-70/L152 Stool, boar's tusks
New Guinea
Scraper, of boars tusks
71-19-40/5104 Scraper, of boars tusks
Utilized bone
St. Aubin
Pendants made of boars tusk. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk.
71-19-40/5115 Pendants made of boars tusk. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk.
Ornament
Switzerland