Tebutje, Shark-toothed Weapon

Unidentified maker (Caroline Islands)

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collected before 1955

Wood, shark teeth (Carcharhinus galapagensis) and platn fiber cord

Overall: 12 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 3/4 in. (31.9 × 3.5 × 1.9 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Wesleyan University Museum, Middletown, Connecticut

55.34.13318

Geography

Place Made: Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania

Period

20th century

Object Name

Armament

Research Area

Oceania

Not on view

Course History

ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015

Provenance

Wesleyan University Museum, Middletown, Connecticut; by exchange (#102) to present collection, 1955.

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