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KnifeC76

Knife with sixteen shark teeth total, eight on each side attached to wood by fibre. Cord loop on handle. Split down middle of knife on one side.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
fibre, shark tooth and wood
Made in
Mikunau, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AwlC77

Curved bone, wide at one end and narrowing to a pointed tip at the other.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
human bone
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ForkC78

Fork with wooden handle; three prongs attached to handle with leaf and fibre.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, sting ray spine, leaf and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ForkC79

Wooden handle, four stingray spine prongs attached with leaf and fibre at centre. Possibly a spear tip.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, sting ray spine, fibre and leaf
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC80

Plain, one side rounded, the other hollow. Sharply bevelled cutting edge

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC81

Irregular shaped stone, thicker at one end. Brown stains overall. Sticker on the bottom.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
chalk stone
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BladeC82

Shell blade. The edge is worn and chipped. One surface has a natural wave-like pattern.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
shell
Made in
Tarawa, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Spear PointC83

Plain long thin piece which tapers to a point with barbs on each side.

Culture
Eastern Polynesian
Material
fish bone
Made in
Line Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model CanoeC929 a

Large model canoe with an outrigger and a triangular sail.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
wood, leaf and plant fibre
Made in
Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoneyC1535

Two strands of dark brown discs strung on fibre cords and joined together at the ends. Near the join there is a pair of two white discs on each strand.

Culture
I-Kiribati
Material
coral, coconut nutshell and fibre
Made in
Nonouti, Gilbert Group, Kiribati
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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