Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster

Shark tooth club "te toanea", "te winnarei" or "te tuangai" ·  Kiribati - Gilbert Islands · ID: 3052354

Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
German Collection (pre 1918)
Size
L: 147 cm
L: 57.9 inch

Description

sword-shaped body made of (coconut) wood, edges lined on both sides with shark teeth (30 pcs., 6 missing), which are fixed with fine grass fibre binding, handle area with intact covering made of leaf material

Human hair has been added to some of the fibres used to attach the shark teeth, which certainly had magical significance.


The object Shark tooth club “te toanea”, “te winnarei” or “te tuangai” with the object ID 3052354 was part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale on September 24, 2025, lot number 56 at that time and is currently available for EUR 600 in Open sale.

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