Weapon

50-21-158

From: Gilbert Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 50-21-158
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Gilbert Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood | Shark Teeth | Plant Fiber
Description

Short, pointed wooden rod with three rows of shark's teeth, set in grooves and stabilized between pairs of coconut leaflet ribs. Handle with flattened cross-section. .

Length 77.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of Charles J. Moore, 1950
Other Number L-9-158 - Old Loan Number

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