Some of the most fearsome weapons in the arsenal of a Hawaiian koa (warrior) were ones studded with the niho niuhi, the teeth of the man-eating shark. The handles were typically of hard wood, such as kauila, and slots were scored into them to imbed the teeth. The teeth were fastened to the handle by lashings pulled through small drilled holes.
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