Artifact Number:
D.02655
Object:
Weapon, shark tooth
Material:
tooth (shark), plant (wood, pandanus, fiber)
Dimensions:
12 x 5.5 cm
Origin:
Kiribati, Micronesia
Comments:
Ceremonial sword of wood w/ 16 shark's teeth on each side, & natural & dyed purple pandanus. Collected by crew of U.S. Coast Guard ship "Nettle" in 1951. Kiribati formerly known as Gilbert Islands.
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