Brooch

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Title

Brooch

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This brooch is an excellent example of the 19th century practice of mounting animal teeth and bird beaks in gold or silver settings so that they could be worn as brooches, pendants and other types of personal adornment. The brooch is made from two shark teeth, mounted in nine carat gold. Presenting animal body parts as jewellery was an acceptable practice in New Zealand during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Format

Image

Date created

1860s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1235800

Related subjects

Teeth / Sharks / tooth / gold / metal / brooches / New Zealand

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