Artifact Number:
 00836

Object:
Spear


Material:
 plant (coconut, fiber), tooth (shark), skin (ray)

Dimensions:
 

Origin:
 Kiribati, Micronesia

Comments:
 Of coconut wood w/ 2 rows of shark teeth bound in place w/ fiber cordage; also double bar held in place w/ ray skin. Mate to 00826. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.



Collection Name: Hawaiian National Museum Collection

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