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Rare Boar Tooth Bracelet, Vanuatu Currency, Oceania, Tribal Art
Rare and magnificent boar's tooth bracelet,
perfectly aligned in its growth.
Vanuatu currency.
Length 31.5 cm,
Diameter 9 cm,
Inner diameter 6 cm.
These teeth are used as currency. These ornaments are worn around the arms and on the chest.
They have great symbolic and sacred value. The pig is at the heart of the traditional social system of Vanuatu. Raised for the purpose of obtaining this rare tooth, it is exchanged for a promotion, initiation into secrets, marriage, or to pay off a debt. The ranking system increases power in the world of the living and influence in the world of the dead.
A person is authorized to wear the adornments corresponding to their rank.
The curved boar's tooth is one of the emblems of Vanuatu. It appears on its national flag.
perfectly aligned in its growth.
Vanuatu currency.
Length 31.5 cm,
Diameter 9 cm,
Inner diameter 6 cm.
These teeth are used as currency. These ornaments are worn around the arms and on the chest.
They have great symbolic and sacred value. The pig is at the heart of the traditional social system of Vanuatu. Raised for the purpose of obtaining this rare tooth, it is exchanged for a promotion, initiation into secrets, marriage, or to pay off a debt. The ranking system increases power in the world of the living and influence in the world of the dead.
A person is authorized to wear the adornments corresponding to their rank.
The curved boar's tooth is one of the emblems of Vanuatu. It appears on its national flag.
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