Tebutje, Shark-toothed Weapon
Unidentifed Kānaka Maoli maker
collected before 1955
Wood, shark teeth (Galeocerdo cuvier) and string
Overall: 16 15/16 × 2 5/8 × 11/16 in. (43 × 6.7 × 1.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Acquired by exchange from the Wesleyan University Museum, Middletown, Connecticut
55.34.13317
Geography
Place Made: Hawaii, Polynesia, Oceania
Period
20th century
Object Name
Armament
Research Area
Oceania
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nathaniel Dominy, Spring 2015
Provenance
Wesleyan University Museum, Middletown, Connecticut; by exchange (#102) to present collection, 1955.
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