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SwordC409

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have fifty-three teeth while the shorter sides have twenty-two teeth. A band of triple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorates the wider end of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along the length of the toothed portion.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, palm leaf, hair, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC414

Tapered, rounded cylindrical, red-brown wood handle. Wood is carved into five oval shaped, evenly spaced, forms. Fifty shark's teeth line each of the two sides of the wood and are secured by twisted fibre string. Woven black and yellow fibres form coloured bands at both ends of the 'blade'.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, shark tooth and fibre
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC413

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have thirty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of single black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, fibre, shark tooth, hair and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HatC425

Cone shaped; two narrow strips of leaf, one on each side of hat form a pleated decoration. Woven base and band covered by strips of leaf sewn on with a thin plant fibre and hair cord.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC410

Circular, red-brown shaft and handle that tapers to a flat point. Flat ribbed 'blade' with eighteen pairs of shark teeth along both edges. There is a cross-guard piece near the end of the handle which curves toward the 'blade' and has three shark teeth along the concave edge at either side.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, plant fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC411

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-eight teeth while the shorter sides have nineteen teeth. Bands of double black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Two bands of black hair are around near the wider end and the middle within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, hair, fibre, wood and palm leaf
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC412

Short, rounded cylindrical, red-brown handle. Flat ridged 'blade' with twenty-four pairs of shark teeth along both edges. Sharks teeth attached with fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark tooth, fibre and wood
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC415

Tapered, cylindrical, brown wood shaft that has four rows of teeth with opposing sides of equal length. Shark teeth are secured by twisted fibre string. The longer sides have forty-two teeth while the shorter sides have sixteen teeth. Bands of multiple black hair interwoven with woven palm leaf decorate both ends of the toothed portion. Three equally spaced bands of black hair are along within these interwoven bands at both ends.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, jute fibre, hair, palm leaf and shark tooth
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtC417

Skirt with natural and olive-coloured grass fringe.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
grass
Made in
Nukunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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