Zemanek-Münster

Rare shark-tooth sword "te toanea", "te winnarei", or "te tuangai" ·  Kiribati - Gilbert Islands · ID: 3045809

sold EUR 400
Size
L: 158 cm
L: 62.2 inch

Description

palm- / coconut wood, fine woven twine (coconut fibre), some shark teeth missing, original binding


The object Rare shark-tooth sword “te toanea”, “te winnarei”, or “te tuangai” with the object ID 3045809 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 11 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.

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