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1884.23.3

Sharktooth glaive or sword with a long wooden handle with two rows of teeth and one partial row. [ASh [OPS move] 29/6/2018]

1884.23.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sharktooth glaive or sword with a long wooden handle with two rows of teeth and one partial row. [ASh [OPS move] 29/6/2018]
Long description
Sharktooth glaive or sword with a long wooden handle with two rows of teeth and one partial row. The teeth are secured with plaited plant fibre and kept upright with splints of wood. [ASh [OPS move] 29/6/2018]
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 Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 1776 mm, Diameter: max 53 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.23.3 PR Cat other PR nos: 733

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Glaive Sword

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