Shark tooth lock ring
| Shark tooth lock ring | |
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 Double-bladed brass knuckles, Hawaii ( Los Angeles County Museum of Art ) |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | combined stabbing and striking weapon |
| Designations: | Shark Tooth Knuckleduster, Hawaiian = kuʻekuʻe lima lei-o-manō |
| Use: | traditional weapon |
| Working time: | til today |
| Region of origin / author: |
Hawaii , Samoa , Gilbert Islands ( Kiribati ) / ethnic groups |
| Distribution: | Hawaii , Samoa , Gilbert Islands |
| Overall length: | approx. 10 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Lists on the subject | |
The shark -tooth beating ring ( Hawaiian : kuʻekuʻe lima lei-o-manō , English: Shark-Tooth Knuckleduster ) is a weapon of the indigenous people of the Gilbert Islands , Hawaii and Samoa .
history
The shark tooth knockdown ring was developed by the peoples of Oceania who used it as a striking weapon . To make the knuckle , they used materials that they found in nature.
description
The shark tooth lock ring is made of a piece of wood ( koa ) (acacia koa) that is round and smooth. In the case of single-blade players, a large tiger shark tooth (Galeocerdo cuvier, Hawaiian : niuhi ) was used, the teeth were inserted into a groove on the underside of the log . A tree resin was used for fastening , with the help of which the tooth was glued into the wood. A loop made of leather or tree fibers (e.g. coconut ) was attached to the top , which was used to attach the brass knuckles to the finger or hand. Stone mentions in his glossary the occurrence of shark teeth from the Gilbert Islands tied on cords, which were wrapped around the hand or wrist. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa shows a specimen from the Gilbert Islands with ten teeth.
Single-note form, Hawai'i
See also
literature
- Sid Campbell: Warrior arts and weapons of ancient Hawaiʻi. Blue Snake Books / Frog Ltd., Berkeley CA 2006, ISBN 1-58394-160-6 .
- Beatrice H. Krauss: Plants in Hawaiian culture. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu HI 1993, ISBN 0-8248-1225-5 , p. 110 ( A Kolowalu Book ).
- George Cameron Stone : A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor in All Countries and in All Times: Together with Some Closely Related Subjects. Southwork Press, Portland, Maine. (Reprint: Dover Publications, Mineola, New York 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , pp. 367-368 (illustration)).
- David Young: Nā mea makamae. Hawaiian treasures. Palapala Press, Kailua-Kona HI 1999, ISBN 1-88352-810-0 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ niuhi in Hawaiian Dictionaries , however, calls Carcharodon carcharias
- ↑ Knuckle duster - Collections Online, inventory no. OL000544. In: collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa , accessed May 2, 2018 .