CURRENCY - Vanuatu, Oceania - First half of the 20th century

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CURRENCY - Vanuatu, Oceania - First half of the 20th century

Name: CURRENCY - Vanuatu, Oceania - First half of the 20th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: Q13CISQ9XP
Price: 680 EUR
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680 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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CURRENCY
Vanuatu, Oceania
First half of the 20th century
Pig tooth
H.: 10; L.: 9.5 cm

This pig-tooth coin, strongly curved on itself, was also used as a bracelet. This unusual, unnatural shape is the result of a treatment performed on the pig while it was still alive: its two upper canines were removed to allow its lower incisors to evolve.

In Vanuatu, the pig is a prestigious animal. As such, its tusks were used as currency. The more rounded and curved they were, the more valuable they were.

Ref : 3886

Ref: Q13CISQ9XP

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