2468 – Boar’s tusk pendant
- Physical description:
- Pendant made from boar's tusk in brass setting with suspension ring at top.
- Museum classification:
- Spells & Charms
- Size:
- 59 x 20 x 10
- Information:
Boars' tusks are used in jewellery around the world, from Central Europe to Papua New Guinea. Late C19th and early C20th folklorists were interested in the symbolism of the crescent shape. Professor Ridgeway added many examples to the folklore collection at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. T.Cadbury, 5/09/2011.
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Tusk, metal, brass
Boars' tusks are used in jewellery around the world, from Central Europe to Papua New Guinea. Late C19th and early C20th folklorists were interested in the symbolism of the crescent shape. Professor Ridgeway added many examples to the folklore collection at the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. T.Cadbury, 5/09/2011.