Pig tusk Pectoral
with big roots
Perfect condition

Vanuatu currency exchange

Lenght  38 cm
Diameter 11.5 cm
Inner diam 8 cm

Used as currency, these ornaments are worn as bracelets and pectorals.

They hold great symbolic and sacred value.

The pig occupies a central place in the traditional social system of Vanuatu.

Raised for the purpose of obtaining this rare tusk, which can be exchanged for a promotion, initiation into secrets, marriage, or the repayment of a debt… The system of ranks allows one to increase their power in the world of the living and to exert influence over the world of the dead. Each person is authorized to wear the ornaments corresponding to their rank.

The curved boar tusk is one of the emblems of Vanuatu.

It appears on its national flag.

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