Material: teeth – fox and wolf teeth
Exhibit type: original
Archaeological site: Pavlov I (Pavlov near Dolní Věstonice, Moravia)
Collection: Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Brno v.v.i., Czech Republic
Perforated predator teeth, similar to those generally interpreted as ornamentation on necklaces or headdresses, were also found lying on the heads of the three bodies interred in the Věstonice triple grave: 20 perforated wolf and fox teeth were found on the skull of DV 13, a further three wolf cuspids were recovered on the skull of DV 14, and four fox cuspids on the skull of DV 15. In this context they were likely to have been part of some decorative appliqué on headwear, or used as a head decoration.