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1884.23.2

Sword or glaive. Carved from wood with sharks' teeth set into the 'blade'. The wood has a circle section and tapers to a pointed tip. Four vertical rows of sharks' teeth are bound to two-thirds of the sword with plant fibre, the lower handle section is plain. [AB [OPS Move] 20/6/2017]

1884.23.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword or glaive. Carved from wood with sharks' teeth set into the 'blade'. The wood has a circle section and tapers to a pointed tip. Four vertical rows of sharks' teeth are bound to two-thirds of the sword with plant fibre, the lower handle section is plain. [AB [OPS Move] 20/6/2017]
Geographical reference
Kiribati
Oceania > Micronesia > Kiribati
Gilbert Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1862
Date collected
By 1862
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 1790 mm, Width: max 45 mm, Depth: max 47 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.23.2

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Glaive Sword

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