Weapon
Weapon
Object name: Weapon
Date: 1800-1850
Dimensions:
185 x 185 mm
Medium: Wood, teeth, coir, human hair
Object number: C03507
DescriptionWeapon or instrument bound with fine black hair and coconut fibres and set with shark's teeth.
The Cuming original catalogue entry notes that this item is called a "Pappaneeheamano, an instrument used by the natives as a weapon of offence and defence and also to cut up their prisoners."
Micronesia.
The Cuming original catalogue entry notes that this item is called a "Pappaneeheamano, an instrument used by the natives as a weapon of offence and defence and also to cut up their prisoners."
Micronesia.
Culture: Oceania