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photograph of current display in the Grand Vestibule
Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World

The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world

GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS

Trident

RCIN 92178

Hand weapons with shark tooth blades were once made in the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) in a range of sizes and forms. Tridents were carried by a warrior's supporters and the warrior himself bore a long shark tooth-tipped spear up to six metres in length. Since the early twentieth century, only daggers have been produced, being made in large numbers for the tourist market


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