This Friday I have a bit of a change for you – an anthropological mystery object made from animal bits. This specimen was being looked at as part of a review project that we have going on at the Horniman Museum. Any idea what these teeth might belong to and where in the world this necklace might come from?
As usual you can put your suggestions, observations and questions below and I’ll do my best to respond. Good luck!
Zygoma 
*z*e* ?
Nope, although you’re in the right Hemisphere!
Dragon teeth and coral? It must be Earthsea!
The dragons I have in mind and the general location both begin with letter ‘C’, not ‘K’
D…… teeth and coral from S…. P……?
Place sounds pretty good, but not the species
OK not coral but vertebrae from an E*********** (S****) and teeth from a small C*******.
That’s the top necklace but the white beads could still be coral or glass beads traded to the area, if this display is commenting on how fashion and materials can change over time perhaps..
Teeth aren’t from anything marine.
Isn’t that vertebrae from some fish though, and not coral as earlier suggested? Popular to make beads from.
No idea for teeth and definitely not where in the world might be from.
Well spotted – there are both coral and fish verts – the teeth are the real challenge though!
C***s F********s from New Guinea, or am I barking up the wrong tree
Sorry, P******s a****o, still from New Guinea.
The teeth are from some kind of cat.
Not feline teeth I’m afraid
Are they reptilian?
Not reptilian
Or are they fish teeth, maybe barracuda?
…and not fishy either!
Top necklace is definitely centra from an e**********h, a small one. These are spacers between I’m guessing teeth from a C***s l***s. The bottom necklace appears to be the same teeth with coral beads. Location? I’m thinking S**** P*****, possibly N.Z****** or N.G***** or PNG …..or the S*****ns. Maybe it’s from the M**r* people?
Right part of the world and on the spacers, but the canines aren’t Canine, if you get what I mean.
Hope I got this right because I punched the air and hooted audibly. The teeth are from a member of the M************a suborder, genus P******s I think. No idea on species, tho. Wild guess, P. a****o.
Teeth: porcine?
Only if pigs could fly 😉