Necklace Item Number: 2948/93 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Necklace of animal teeth. 87 teeth are tied adjacently to a braid of bast string, of approximately 70cm circumference, through small, round holes drilled through each tooth. The teeth range from 13mm to 33mm from base to tip, and range in colour from yellow-browns through to dark browns with ivory tips. All of the teeth are incisors except for a molar at one end where the string is tied in a knot.