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Weapon
Weapon
Weapon

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.
    On View
    Not on view
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    1700-1850
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