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Shark's tooth dagger
Shark's tooth dagger from Tuvalu, probably collected by Commander Frederick Willoughby Shortland (1853-1931), who served as a midshipman in HMS 'Basilisk' under Captain John Moresby, during hydrographic surveys in the Pacific in the 1870s. 'Basilisk' called at Funafuti, Tuvalu on 13 July 1872.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2981 |
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| Collection: | World Cultures |
| Type: | Shark's tooth dagger |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1872 |
| People: | Shortland family; Shortland, Frederick Willoughby |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 x 30 x 35 mm |