Sword Item Number: 1060/54 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long wooden sword with handle and tip that is bound with leaf material. Long edge of sword is lined with twenty-nine shark teeth attached to each side. Each tooth is perforated at the wider end and is secured to the long wooden piece with black and light-brown twisted fibre.
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says this was collected by Mrs. Margaret Alexander née Clayton in 1921.
Item History
- Made in Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati ? before 1921
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum between 1921 and 1977
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum between 1977 and September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Sword
- Identification Number
- 1060/54
- Type of Item
- sword
- Material
- wood, fibre, shark tooth and leaf
- Overall
- height 65.2 cm, width 5.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- I-Kiribati
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1921
- Ownership Date
- between 1921 and 1977 and between 1977 and September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1060/0054