Rere (knife or short sword)

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Rere (knife or short sword)

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This rere (light, curved knife or short sword) has thirty-two sharks' teeth lining either side of its blade. They have been carefully perforated and set into a groove along the blade edge tied by a fine plaited cord. HistoryA wide range of long and short hand weapons featuring shark-tooth blades were made in Kiribati. They were part of an indigenous armoury that included full suits of thick coconut fibre 'armour' and porcupine-fish helmets. Tourist itemsThese types of swords are fairly common...

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/162044

Related subjects

tooth / husk (plant material) / sennit / wood / edged weapons / swords / Micronesian / I-Kiribati / Kiribati

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