Rare shark-tooth sword · Kiribati - Gilbert Islands · ID: 3045266
sold
EUR 950
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, GermanyHolger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
Size
L: 110 cm
L: 43.3 inch
Description
wood, coconut fibre (“tekoro”), leaf material,
Most of these ritually used swords were destroyed by European invaders.