Tebutje, Shark-toothed Weapon
Unidentified maker (Gilbert Islands)
collected 1825-1828
Wood, shark teeth (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) and cord
Overall: 29 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (74.5 × 4 × 1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Professor E. D. Elston
44.15.8713
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
Exhibition History
The Art of War: Melanesian and Polynesian Expressions of Beauty and Violence, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, Anthropology 47, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 27-May 13, 2001.
Provenance
Professor Ellsworth David Elston (1889-1964), Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1944.
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