Boar's tooth currency of exchange. - Vanuatu
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Description from the seller
Boar tooth
Bracelet
Medium of exchange
Perfect condition - No cracks or fractures.
Vanuatu
Length: 26 cm
Diameter: 8 cm
Inner diameter: 6 cm
The boar tusks of Vanuatu are used as a medium of exchange.
They can be worn as a bracelet or as a pectoral.
They have a great symbolic and sacred value.
The pig is at the heart of Vanuatu's traditional social system.
Raised with the aim of obtaining this rare tooth, which is exchanged for a passing of grade or initiation into secrets, or even for marriage, to pay a debt... The system of grades allows for the increase of power in the world of the living and influence in that of the dead. The person is authorized to wear the adornments corresponding to their grade.
The curved Verrat tooth is one of the symbols of Vanuatu.
It appears on its national flag.
Pectoral pig tusk
Currency exchange
Kolé, stage A, a turn and a quarter.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu boar teeth are used as currency. They are worn as bracelets or pectorals.
They have great symbolic and sacred value.
The pig is central to the traditional social system of Vanuatu.
Raised with the aim of obtaining this rare tooth, which can be exchanged for a transfer of rank, initiation into secrets, marriage, or payment of a debt, the rank system enables the increase of influence in the world of the living and the dead. The individual is authorized to wear the adornment elements corresponding to their rank.
The curved Verrat's tooth is one of the emblems of Vanuatu.
It appears on its national flag.
Boar tooth
Bracelet
Medium of exchange
Perfect condition - No cracks or fractures.
Vanuatu
Length: 26 cm
Diameter: 8 cm
Inner diameter: 6 cm
The boar tusks of Vanuatu are used as a medium of exchange.
They can be worn as a bracelet or as a pectoral.
They have a great symbolic and sacred value.
The pig is at the heart of Vanuatu's traditional social system.
Raised with the aim of obtaining this rare tooth, which is exchanged for a passing of grade or initiation into secrets, or even for marriage, to pay a debt... The system of grades allows for the increase of power in the world of the living and influence in that of the dead. The person is authorized to wear the adornments corresponding to their grade.
The curved Verrat tooth is one of the symbols of Vanuatu.
It appears on its national flag.
Pectoral pig tusk
Currency exchange
Kolé, stage A, a turn and a quarter.
Vanuatu
Vanuatu boar teeth are used as currency. They are worn as bracelets or pectorals.
They have great symbolic and sacred value.
The pig is central to the traditional social system of Vanuatu.
Raised with the aim of obtaining this rare tooth, which can be exchanged for a transfer of rank, initiation into secrets, marriage, or payment of a debt, the rank system enables the increase of influence in the world of the living and the dead. The individual is authorized to wear the adornment elements corresponding to their rank.
The curved Verrat's tooth is one of the emblems of Vanuatu.
It appears on its national flag.
Details
No. of items
1
Country of Origin
Vanuatu
Period
Mid 20th century
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Excellent condition
Title of artwork
Boar's tooth currency of exchange.
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