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Catalog Number
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CAS 0143-0166 |
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| Category |
Weaponry |
| Object Name |
Shark tooth dagger |
| Culture |
Micronesian: I-Kiribati |
| Global Region |
Oceania |
| Country |
Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
unknown |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
unknown |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
mid to late 1800s |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Wood; Oceanic white tip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) teeth; Plant fiber cordage; Human hair cordage |
| Description |
Sickle-shaped dagger with wooden shaft lined along both edges with single row of shark teeth, each tooth fitted into a groove along the shaft’s edge and individually fastened with cordage made from plant fiber and human hair; Distal end of blade tapers to point; Proximal end of blade extends to form hand-grip which is carved and worn smooth. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 11.5, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 36.2 |