Knuckleduster Item Number: 3274/31 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Oval-shaped wire frame wound with sennit twine, and then three rows of shark's teeth affixed with wire.
Narrative
Formerly used in inter-island warfare, now obsolete.
Item History
- Made in Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
- Collected during 1963
- Owned by William H. Alkire before August 16, 2017
- Received from William H. Alkire (Donor) on August 16, 2017
What
- Name
- Knuckleduster
- Identification Number
- 3274/31
- Type of Item
- weapon
- Material
- shark tooth, metal and coconut husk fibre
- Overall
- height 9.7 cm, width 6.9 cm, depth 1.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Yapese
- Previous Owner
- William H. Alkire
- Received from
- William H. Alkire (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1963
- Ownership Date
- before August 16, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on August 16, 2017
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3274/0031