This rare & highly collectible ceremonial weapon was made by these Micronesian people who had no ready source of metals. The shark teeth are uniformly shaped and drilled with uniform sized holes. They are then threaded together with a coconut fiber called TeKoro & strung onto a coconut wood shaft. The woven decorations are made of human hair. Most of these swords were destroyed by European invaders.
Condition is very good. There are some sheared teeth. Please study photos.
A little Indian brave who before he was ten/played war games inthe woods with his Indian friends/& he built a dream that when he grew up/he would be a Fierce Warrior Indian Chief
Many moons passed & for the boy the dream grew strong until tomorrow he would sing his first war song/& fight his first battle/but something went wrong
Suprise attack killed him in his sleep that night
And so castles made of sand/melt into the sea/eventually