Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon, Bontoc people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An impressive necklace known as a boaya made from woven and braided wicker cane with wooden beads and carved bone "teeth." The square wooden beads act as spacers between each curved bone, half covered with woven basketry sheaths. These "teeth" are carved from the bones of another animal - likely boar, to simulate a mighty crocodile. Spirits were believed to reside inside crocodiles, and men, such as priests and warriors wore these boaya during rituals as powerful emblems. Size: 14" L x 13.5" W (35.6 cm x 34.3 cm); 15" H (38.1 cm) on included custom stand; tooth: 3" L x 1" W (7.6 cm x 2.5 cm) Provenance: ex-Splendors of the World, Haiku, Hawaii, USA, before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #173466