Tebutje, Shark-toothed Weapon
Unidentified maker (Caroline Islands)
1865
Wood, shark teeth (Carcharhinus obscurus), coconut fiber cord
Overall: 16 7/16 × 1 7/8 × 13/16 in. (41.7 × 4.8 × 2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Reverend Edward Leeds Gulick, Class of 1883
13.2.630
Geography
Place Made: Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
Period
19th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
Provenance
Possibly collected by the Missionary Reverend Luther Halsey Gulick (1832-1891), in Hawaii, about 1862-1870; to his son, Edward Leeds Gulick (1862-1931), Class of 1883; given to presented collection, 1889.
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