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.

Object Details

ID: AAA2981
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
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