Artifact Number:
 04808

Object:
Weapon, shark tooth


Material:
 tooth (shark), bone (whale), plant (coconut)

Dimensions:
 36.8 cm (l)

Origin:
 Kiribati, Micronesia

Comments:
 1968; whale bone handle embedded w/ 2 shark teeth, lashed w/ sennit. Originally believed to be from Hawaiian Islands; Kenneth Emory recategorized provenance as Gilbert Islands. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.



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