• Mendi Culture, Highlands, Papua New Guinea

• Shell, melo amphora

• Early 20th century

• 9.5 x 7.25 in. / 24 x 18 cm

• Height on Custom Display Stand: 12 in. / 30.5 cm

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• Mendi Culture, Highlands, Papua New Guinea

• Shell, melo amphora

• Early 20th century

• 7.5 x 5 in. / 19 x 13 cm

• Height on Custom Display Stand: 9.5 in. / 24 cm

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• Huon Peninsula, Papua New Guinea

• Dog Teeth, German Porcelain Dog Teeth, Vegetable Fiber, Nassa Shells, Wood

• Early 20th Century

• 14.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 in. / 37 x 14 x 2.5 cm

• Height on custom display stand: 16.5 in. / 42 cm

Look closely at this pectoral to see if you can spot the dog teeth made from porcelain. When the colonials arrived in Papua New Guinea and wanted to hire the locals, their money held no value. Upon their return to Germany, the resourceful Germans manufactured porcelain versions of the local currencies - shells and dog teeth. They were widely accepted in Papua New Guinea society for their consistent form and used as “the real thing” as seen in this piece.

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