Dagger. Carved from wood with perforated sharks teeth bound to the edges of the blade. [AB [OPS Move] 23/5/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dagger. Carved from wood with perforated sharks teeth bound to the edges of the blade. [AB [OPS Move] 23/5/2017]
Long description: Dagger. Carved from wood with perforated sharks teeth bound to the edges of the blade. The blade is pointed, there is a central raised ridge. The handle has a circle section and tapers, there are two holes on one side of the handle. There is a band of plant fibre bound at the base of the blade. [AB [OPS Move] 23/5/2017]
Geographical reference: Kiribati
Oceania > Micronesia > Kiribati; Gilbert Islands
Person: Field collector Henry Jackson; PRM source Harry Hamilton Jackson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1864
Date collected: Circa. 1864
Acquisition information: Donated: 1919
Materials and processes: Material Shark Tooth Fish, Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Bound, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 482 mm, Depth: max 34 mm, Width: max 74 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1919.29.159

Search terms: Weapon, Dagger

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