Artifact Number:
1986.287.067
Object:
Weapon, shark tooth
Leiomano
Material:
Plant (wood, olona), bone
Dimensions:
5.5 x 6.7 x 1.3 cm
Origin:
Hawaii, Polynesia
Comments:
This was donated in memory of Charles and Alice Hite. It is made of a piece of bone carved into the shape of a shark's tooth and a wooden handle. They are bound together with olona (Touchardia latifolia) coradge. Alternative names for this type of tool are: niho mano laau make, kepa lima, kepa.
Collection Name:
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