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Artifact Number:
 1921.014.106

Object:
Weapon, shark tooth
Leiomano

Material:
 Plant (wood, olona), bone

Dimensions:
 102 x 102 x 10.3 cm

Origin:
 Hawaii, Polynesia

Comments:
 This was gifted via Curtis Iaukea and others. It is a length of cordage that has many individual weapons strung on it. Each piece is made up of a wooden handle and a carved piece of bone in the shape of a shark's tooth, bound together with olona (Touchardia latifolia) cordage. A single bonito lure was also strung on to this cord as well. Alternative names used for this type of weapon are: niho mano laau make, kepa lima, kepa.



Collection Name: Liliuokalani Collection

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