Weapon
97-120-743
From: Gilbert Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 97-120-743 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Gilbert Islands |
| Date Made | Before 1843 |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Wood | Shark Teeth | Coconut Fiber |
| Description | Wood, with sharks' teeth bound separately to each edge with coconut fiber. Paper label: Sandwich Islands Sword / Presented by Thos. Ryan Esq. / of Philadelphia / March 12th 1843. |
| Length | 54.5 cm |
| Width | 4.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-120-743 - Old Museum Number | 15727 - ANSP Number |
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