Fully Curved Boar Tusk

Fully Curved Boar Tusk

A fully curved boar tusk, discoloured white with dark striations on the outer circle. The tip of the inner circle has been broken off.

SJBS

C: 0.34

Bone

Physical Object

Vanuatu, Pentecost Island

The Turaga nation indigenous movement based on Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, uses fully curved boar tusks as a unit of currency as part of the traditional kastom economy. One curved tusk equals one Livatu and one dyed woven mat is worth up to half a Livatu. One Livatu is the equivalent of around 115 GBP