Tebutje, Shark-toothed Weapon
Unidentified maker (Gilbert Islands)
not dated
Wood, shark teeth (Carcharhinus albimarginatus), coconut fiber
Overall: 34 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (88 × 3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.2.4349
Geography
Place Made: Gilbert Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
Provenance
Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly (1851-1927), West Newton, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1922.
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