Artifact Number:
 D.02653

Object:
Weapon, shark tooth


Material:
 tooth (shark), plant (wood, pandanus, fiber)

Dimensions:
 79 x 4 x 2 cm

Origin:
 Kiribati, Micronesia

Comments:
 Ceremonial sword of wood w/ 15 shark's teeth lashed on each side w/ fiber cordage, & pandanus. Collected by crew of U.S. Coast Guard ship "Nettle" in 1951. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.



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