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OrnamentA17183 a-c

Set of three whale's teeth, each with holes drilled through the tops for hanging. Parts a and b are both halved. Part c is an entire tooth, with remnants of twined cord strung through the holes.

Culture
Northwest Coast
Material
whale tooth and cedar bark ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck OrnamentC1529

Red and white glass beads with three human teeth strung on twisted fibre string. A piece of human scalp with ginger-coloured hair is attached.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
human skin, glass, fibre and human tooth
Made in
Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TabuaC1372

Black and yellow rope holding a whale tooth. Hole drilled at each end of the tooth into which string is attached and tied to the twisted rope.

Culture
Fijian
Material
leaf ?, fibre and sperm whale tooth
Made in
Fiji
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC1456

Shark tooth sword. Long snout has been broken off at downward angles to taper to a smaller flat edge for attachment as a sword blade, with the shark teeth kept intact. Twenty-three pairs of shark teeth along both edges; rounded tip end.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shark bone and shark tooth
Made in
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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Decorated ToothD2.115 a-c

Three teeth, one (part c) of which is painted red and blue.

Culture
Plains
Material
elk tooth
Made in
Manitoba, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordC1517

Red-brown handle that is oval in cross section. Flat ridged 'blade' with eleven pairs of shark teeth along both edges. Sharks teeth attached with fibre.

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