Weapon
Date1800-1850
MediumWood, teeth, coir, human hair
DimensionsObject/Work: 185 x 185 mm
ClassificationsArms/Armour
Terms
Object numberC03507
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.
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