A part of a spear made of wood and shark teeth. The entire spear is almost three metres in length and carries three curved protrusions of this kind. The weapon, and several other artefacts from the South Pacific, was a gift from Vice Admiral Thomas Baker (1771-1845) to Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756-1826).
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