Necklace
89-17-43
From: Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 89-17-43 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Yonggom/Muyu |
| Provenience | Papua New Guinea | Western Province, Papua New Guinea |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Pig Teeth | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Pig's teeth necklace. Probably lower incisors, bored and strung from tulip string. Teeth extracted after pig is butchered for eating. Bored with a rat's rooth. Necklace worn by both men and women as fine clothing; also used a semi or supplemental valuable. No longer circulated as valuable. |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Stuart A. Kirsch, 1989 |
| Other Number | 37 - Other Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.