Zemanek-Münster

Rare shark-tooth sword ·  Kiribati - Gilbert Islands · ID: 3045266

sold EUR 950
Provenance
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany
Holger 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.


The object Rare shark-tooth sword with the object ID 3045266 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 63 achieved a sales price of EUR 950 with an asking price of EUR 250.

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