Artifact Number:
D.00986
Object:
Weapon, shark tooth
Material:
tooth (shark), shell, plant(wood, pandanus, fiber)
Dimensions:
58.4 x 7 x 1.3 cm
Origin:
Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia
Comments:
Sword-like weapon of wood, edged w/ 20 shark's teeth & 6 crayfish, lashed w/ fiber cordage, & pandanus. Entire weapon, 0.3 cm square plait, yellow, brown, black. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.
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