| Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0068 |
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| Category |
Weaponry |
| Object Name |
Shark tooth weapon |
| Culture |
Micronesian: Chuukese |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Chuuk (Truk) |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
Atoll: Lekinioch, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1965 |
| Collection Name |
Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) |
| Materials |
Shark (Carcharhinus sp.) lower jaw; Native cordage |
| Description |
Handheld “brass knuckles†type weapon made from short length of multi-plied wool(?) cordage whose ends are overlapped to form a fist-sized oval; A partial shark jaw is then lashed to the cord and secured with a wrapping of coconut fiber (?) cordage; |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 6.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = 11.4 |