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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Boar's Tusk Necklace
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Boar's Tusk Necklace

Maker New Guinean
Date20th century
Made/manufacturedAsia
MediumFiber, shells, beads
Dimensions17 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (44.5 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dr. Samuel Spring
Object numberS85-SPNG-G162
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DescriptionSimple necklace of two boar tusks joined together with plaited fiber hanging from strand of gray seeds. Curved tusks project left and right and lie flat against surface.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinea, Coastal region, Astrolabe Bay
20th century
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New Guinean, Sepik River
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinean, Middle or Lower Sepik
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Papua New Guinea
Early-mid 20th century
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Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinean, Trobriand Islands
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Iatmul people
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
China
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
New Guinean
last half 20th century