MICRONESIAN KIRIBATI TE UNUN WEAPON

拍品描述

Ca. 19th century AD. >A three-pronged te unun weapon from Kiribati, constructed from carved wooden shafts armed with rows of shark teeth secured by tightly bound fibre lashings. The central prong rises vertically, flanked by two slightly shorter lateral projections, each carefully fitted with serrated teeth that form a cutting edge along their length. > For similar see: The British Museum, Registration number Oc,LMS.10. >Size: 640mm x 200mm; Weight: 300g >Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. > This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. >

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