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Object Number
74-4-70/7575
Display Title
Knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Knife, elliptical flat head edged with shark teeth lashed with fiber cordage, cylindrical handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1874 or earlier
Culture
- Hawaiian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
United States
/
Hawaii
Materials
Koa ( Acacia koa)? wood, Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)? teeth, coconut (Cocos nucifera)? fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 29.5 × 7 × 1.3 cm (11 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
7575
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard College, 1874
Provenance
Donor
Harvard College
(1874)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-10-70/327 | Knife |
Knife
|
Hawaii
| |
| 26-21-70/D2695 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Oceania
| |
| 00-8-70/55594 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Kiribati
| |
| 12-37-70/84231 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Kiribati
| |
| 44-7-70/2262 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Gilbert Islands?
| |
| 99-12-70/53572 | Knife |
Knife
|
Hawaii
| |
| 00-8-70/55592 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Kiribati
| |
| 44-7-70/2261 | Shark tooth knife |
Knife
|
Gilbert Islands?
| |
| 00-8-70/55590 | Shark's tooth knife |
Knife
|
Marakei Island
| |
| 36-27-70/345 | Shark tooth duelling knife |
Knife
|
Far North Queensland
| |
| 33-14-70/21 | Rere (short sword or knife with shark's teeth) |
Sword
|
Gilbert Islands
| |
| 76-51-70/11010 | Shark's tooth sword |
Sword
|
Kiribati
|