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1884.23.15

Wooden weapon with shark's teeth. [MJD (Verve) 23/5/2017]

1884.23.15

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden weapon with shark's teeth. [MJD (Verve) 23/5/2017]
Long description
Wooden weapon with shark's teeth. The weapon is sword-like with a curved blade, with a ridge down the centre of the blade. A row of shark's teeth is attached to each edge with coconut fibre string. The top of the handle is carved into a ball. [MJD (Verve) 23/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Kiribati
Oceania > Micronesia > Kiribati
Gilbert Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Wood Plant, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Bound, Process Carved, Process Twisted, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 586 mm, Width: max 70 mm, Depth: max 49 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.23.15

Search terms: Weapon, Sword

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