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Object Number
27-63-60/D3075
Display Title
Boar's tusk, used for polishing
Descriptions
Object Description
Boar's tusk, used for polishing. See conservation for additional description:
Inventory Description
Faunal remain, tusk fragment
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
<State>
/
Andaman Islands
Additional Geographic Terms
North
Materials
Tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.7 cm (4 3/16 x 3 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
27-63-60/D3075; N. 5# Gr. Andamanon / In. 18
Provenance
Owner
J. F. G. Umlauff
(1927)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27-63-60/D3074 | Boar's tusks, used for polishing |
Faunal
|
Andaman Islands
| |
| 07-45-70/72648 | Boar's tusk nose ornament, when in use the two tusks are connected + |
Bone
|
Papua New Guinea
| |
| 34-93-40/908 | Splinter of boar's tusk with definite signs of utilization |
Utilized bone
Raw Material |
Homolka
| |
| 71-19-40/5115 | Pendants made of boars tusk. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 98-8-70/51746 | Neck ornament with boar's tusk pendant |
Necklace
|
Fiji
| |
| 00-8-70/55324 | Necklace, boar's tusk pendant |
Necklace
|
Fiji
| |
| 99-15-70/53932 | Perforated boar's tusk |
Ornament
|
Samoa
| |
| 71-19-40/5114 | Awls made of boars tusks. Sus scrofa (wild pig) tusk. |
Point
|
St. Aubin
| |
| 71-19-40/5116 | Pendants made of boars tusk, dogs teeth. Canine teeth and wild pig tusk. |
Ornament
|
Switzerland
| |
| 34-93-40/1454 | Worked boar's tusk |
Raw Material
Utilized bone |
Homolka
| |
| 13-34-70/85249 | Necklace with cowries, boar's tusk |
Necklace
|
Vanuatu
| |
| 71-19-40/5500 | Chisels made of boars tusk |
Utilized bone
|
Switzerland
|