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1886.1.1378

Sharks' tooth weapon, carved from wood.

1886.1.1378

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sharks' tooth weapon, carved from wood.
Long description
Sharks' tooth weapon, carved from wood. The upper half is flat with a pointed tip, there are sharks' teeth set into the edges and bound with plant fibre. There is a raised ridge along the centre of the 'blade'. The lower half acts as a handle, it has a circle section.
Geographical reference
Kiribati
Oceania > Micronesia > Kiribati
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1878
Date collected
By 1878
Acquisition information
Transferred: 13/02/1886
Materials and processes
Material Palm Wood Plant, Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Plant Leaf, Material Sennit Coconut Seed Fibre Plant, Material Hair, Process Bound, Process Drilled, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 81 mm, Depth: max 30 mm, Length: max 1630 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.1378 Other numbers: 39 1304

Search terms: Weapon, Spear

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