Artifact Number:
 D.00966

Object:
Weapon, shark tooth


Material:
  tooth (shark), plant (coconut, pandanus), feather

Dimensions:
 53.3 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm

Origin:
 Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia

Comments:
 Of coconut wood, edged w/ 24 shark's teeth, dyed pandanus (red, green), fiber cordage, & feathers at terminus. Pandanus wraps handle. Gift of Capt. T.H. Miller, Oct. 1948. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.



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