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1906.58.71

Bleeding instrument with shark tooth blade. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/1/2005]

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1906.58.71

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bleeding instrument with shark tooth blade. [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 14/1/2005]
Geographical reference
Tuvalu
Oceania > Polynesia > Tuvalu
Funafuti
Person
Field collector William Johnson Sollas
PRM source William Johnson Sollas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1896
Date collected
1896
Acquisition information
Donated: 1906
Materials and processes
Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Wood Plant, Material String, Process Carved, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1906.58.71
Research and responses

Galeocerdo rayneri [sic, mis-spelled on catalogue card) is a synonym for Galeocerdo cuvier, the Tiger Shark. (Source: www. fishbase.org) [El.B 17/09/2009]

Search terms: Tool, Medicine, Medical Accessory, Surgical Instrument

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