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Leiomanō (shark tooth club)

Object | Part of Pacific Cultures collection

Weapon OL000306; cropped

OL000306; Pahoa (shark tooth club); 1800s; Hawaiian; Unknown

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item details

NameLeiomanō (shark tooth club)

ProductionUnknown; 1800s; Hawaii

Classificationclubs

Materialswood, tooth, coir

DimensionsOverall: 120mm (width), 365mm (length)

Registration NumberOL000306

Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

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Category

Intended for: Arms & armament
Made of: wood
tooth
coir
Type of: clubs
Refers to: battles
wars
Influenced by: Polynesian
Oceanic
Hawaiian

Place

Made in: Hawaii (United States)
Influenced by: Hawaiian Islands

People & Organisations

Belonged to: William Ockleford Oldman