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2017.117.1

Sword or glaive with short handle and four prongs edged with shark teeth. [AB [OPS Move] 24/5/2017]

2017.117.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sword or glaive with short handle and four prongs edged with shark teeth. [AB [OPS Move] 24/5/2017]
Long description
Sword or glaive with short handle and four prongs edged with shark teeth. Made from wood with pointed tips. There is a straight central prong and handle, one prong set at a diagonal on one side, on the other two parallel curved prongs. Each prong edged with sharks' teeth and bound with twisted plant fibre cord. [AB [OPS Move] 24/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Kiribati
Oceania > Micronesia > Kiribati
Gilbert Islands
Person
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
By 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 1918 Found unentered: 24/05/2017
Materials and processes
Material String Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Cane Plant, Process Bound, Process Perforated, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 47 mm, Width: max 164 mm, Length: max 527 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2017.117.1

Search terms: Weapon, Sword, Knife

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