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Object Number
99-12-70/53381
Display Title
Piece of shark's skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Faunal, piece of shark's skin, rectangular, perforated sides
Classification
- Faunal
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms
Pacific Islands
Materials
Sharkskin
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 9.5 x 0.4 cm (8 11/16 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53381
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00-8-70/55658 | Sharks skin file |
Tools
|
Marakei Island
| |
| 00-8-70/55611 | Shark's skin armor worn over, in some instances, under 00-8-70/55608 |
Plate
|
Kiribati
| |
| 2004.1.566 | Sharks teeth |
Faunal
| ||
| 99-12-70/53383 | Shark's tooth spear |
Spear
|
Gilbert Islands
| |
| 39-17-70/1325 | Container made "out of something that is found in a shark's stomach" |
Case
|
Karon
| |
| 54-5-70/3607 | Shark's tooth weapon (shark's teeth on wooden pole) |
Lance
|
Kiribati
| |
| 97-23-70/55162 | Shark's tooth spear |
Spear
|
Kiribati
| |
| 33-42-20/660 | Sharks' teeth |
Faunal Remain
|
Sitio Conte
| |
| 29-24-70/D3273 | Gauntlet, armed with sharks teeth |
Accessory
|
Kiribati
| |
| 2005.1.114 | Spear point, perforated, edged with shark's teeth, fiber threaded |
Spear
| ||
| 00-8-70/55590 | Shark's tooth knife |
Knife
|
Marakei Island
| |
| 15-25-70/86109 | Shark's tooth sword |
Sword
|
Kiribati
|