09-23-200709-23-2007
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
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September 23, 2007 10:00 AMCalender
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South Pacific Carved Wood and Shark Tooth Weapon

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$1,880$1,600
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2376Location: BostonDate / Time: September 23, 2007 10:00AM

Description:

South Pacific Carved Wood and Shark Tooth Weapon, Gilbert Islands (?),the curved blade with central ridge and rounded hand grip, edged with fiber-bound shark teeth (some missing),braided fiber wrist strap, old tag reads: "Native weapon from the South Sea Islands," lg. 22 1/2 in.

Provenance: A New Hampshire antiquarian society.
Estimate $300-500

Keywords

Gilbert Islands, South Sea Islands, New Hampshire