Sharktooth club ·  Kiribati - Gilbert Islands · ID: 3034615

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, plant fibre, raised medial ridge on both sides, originally 48 teeth fixed by sennit binding through drilled holes set within a grove along each edge, slightly dam., some teeth broken;
shark teeth were used in cutting tools and weapons from Hawaii to New Zealand in Polynesia, and in Kiribati in Micronesia.

The object Sharktooth club with the object ID 3034615 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 55 achieved a sales price of EUR 800.

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