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.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA5530 |
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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 |