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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Oceanic; Micronesian
Title:Weapon
Date Made:19th or early 20th century
Type:Armament; Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Place Made:Oceania; Micronesia; Gilbert Islands (Kingsmill Islands)
Measurements:overall: 55 in; 139.7 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.A.1.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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SKINNER CATALOGUE:
A South Sea Island thrusting weapon, consisting of a wooden shaft, with two curved branches, bound with grass and the edges lined with sharp fish teeth. Cat. 7/25/1934.

Tags:
indigenous people; weapons

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