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Catalog Number CAS 0143-0165   CAS 0143-0165; Shark tooth sword
Category Weaponry
Object Name Shark tooth sword
Culture Micronesian: I-Kiribati
Global Region Oceania
Country Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) teeth; Plant fiber cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.3, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 48.3