Shark tooth lacerator

Shark tooth lacerator from Kiribati. A weapon 'te unun' consisting of a pointed staff of palm wood surrounded with rows of sharks' teeth, bound with coir.Two additional curved limbs were formerly attached at the base. Formerly in the collections of the London Missionary Society.

Object Details

ID: ZBA5530
Collection: World Cultures
Type: Shark tooth lacerator
Display location: Not on display
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm x 805 mm x 45 mm
Parts: Shark tooth lacerator