Shark's tooth scarifier part

Two pieces of fibre from the shark's tooth implement made from a single shark's tooth attached by plaited fibre to a pierced hole in the end of a piece of ironwood. Contained in a bag.

Object Details

ID: AAA3098.1
Type: Shark's tooth scarifier part
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 18th century; 19th century
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender
Measurements: Overall (Bag): 5 mm x 150 mm x 255 mm
Parts: Shark's tooth scarifier (previously called a dagger)
  • Shark's tooth scarifier part (AAA3098.1)