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The University Art Collection
Unknown, Pig Tusk ornament
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Artwork details
Accession number
MA2010.119
Artist/maker
Unknown
Primary maker
Unknown Artist
Title
Pig Tusk ornament
Object type
Artefact
Materials
Cowry shell/Animal Product
Pig tusk/Animal Product
Measurement
18 x 12 x 3cm (7 1/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16")
Collection
Senta Taft Hendry Collection
Indigenous
Papua New Guinean
Extended details
Caption info
Date Collected 1963 Number in pen on tusk 518 or 815?
Place of production
Highlands Region/Papua New Guinea
Controlling institution
The University Gallery
University asset number
6629 - R1#10
Location Data
Current location room
GS101
Current location level
The University Gallery Level 1
Usual location
GS101
Historical location
GS102: Museum/Gallery/Callaghan Campus
Move allowed
No
Acquisition details
Accession status
Accessioned
Accession date
2010
Status
Active
Acquisition method
Donation
Donation type
Cultural Gift
Acquisition reason
Gift
Acquisition date
2010
Acquisition source
Senta Taft-Hendry
Valuation
Current valuation
$75.00
Opening valuation
$75
Closing valuation
$75
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Unknown, Pig Tusk ornament
. The University Gallery, accessed 25/01/2026, https://gallery.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/343
