[click to enlarge] | Antique lion teeth pendants or beads which where tribally gathered, drilled and worn. This specimen set has a nice patina and was collected in the Congo. Price: $675.00  Email this page to a friend
The lion is the largest carnivore in Africa. Lions have 30 teeth, including four large pointed canine teeth which are used to hold and kill it's prey. Lion teeth are symbols of rank, leadership and power in traditional African cultures whose chiefs, kings and high status male leaders wear necklaces of large lion teeth to symbolize their rank and authority in society. Lions teeth have very strong medicine and should be handled and worn with much respect. |
