Te wete
human history
Te wete. Barb of te baiku (stingray). This wete is a long piece of bone with natural serration along its edges. It has a matte surface treatment and is off-white in colour. Natural wete could contain properties that could poison the blood and have been utilised in the making of Kiribati weapons.
Accession number: 1920.86 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
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Sword set with shark's teeth (English)
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- Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1920.86
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1920
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8876 (ethnology)
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