African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1321
Two Gilbert Islands knives
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £450
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Description
Two Gilbert Islands knives
Kiribati, Micronesia
with fibre bound shark teeth, one with a ribbed blade and pierced in the middle of the handle, 53cm long, and the other with remains of sennit to the pierced attachment hole to the handle, with a faintly inscribed identification label, 53.5cm long. (2)