Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0166 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shark tooth dagger | |
| Culture | Micronesian: I-Kiribati | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Kiribati (Gilbert Islands) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| 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 | |