Kiribati armor - Smarthistory
Historically, the I-Kiribati produced extraordinary objects such as suits of armor made from coconut fiber. The armor provided protection from the dangerous shark’s-teeth-edged swords, …
Kiribati Coconut Armor - Not as Nutty as it Sounds!
2022年11月20日 · Kiribati armor was designed to offer protection from the shark-toothed swords, spears, and daggers that rival warriors often carried. The suit was a set of overalls and …
Spearhead (Tataumanaria) – Works – eMuseum
Description This is most likely the head of a longer Gilbert Islands shark tooth spear referred to as tataumanaria or te mangau in I-Kiribati vernacular. Before being cut from its shaft the spear …
At Harms Length: Shark Tooth Spears of the Gilbert Islands
2019年5月16日 · Certainly not a decisive answer to the mystery, but while we continue to research these objects evidence seems to support that these weapons were originally spears, …
The Kiribati Armour - HeritageDaily
2021年9月29日 · Kiribati Armour is a traditional type of armour found in the Independent Republic of Kiribati in the central Pacific Ocean, made from woven coconut fibres and the remains of …
A Fish out of Water… Shark Tooth Weaponry of Micronesia
2020年8月11日 · A Kiribati warrior from Beru wearing a coir suit of armor, helmet of dried pufferfish, and holding a shark tooth spear. (Photo: George Hubert Eastman, © Museum of …
Shark's tooth spear – Objects – eMuseum - Harvard University
Oceania / Kiribati / Gilbert Islands Materials Wood, Fiber, Shark tooth, Sharkskin Dimensions Overall: 335.5 x 29 x 5 cm (132 1/16 x 11 7/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
5.3: Kiribati armor - Humanities LibreTexts
2023年2月24日 · Historically, the I-Kiribati produced extraordinary objects such as suits of armor made from coconut fiber. The armor provided protection from the dangerous shark’s-teeth …
Fighting Fibres: Kiribati Armour and Museum Collections
This book brings together artists, curators, researchers and conservators to consider the significance of coconut fibre armour from the islands of Kiribati. Taking as its focus the armour …
Spear armed with shark's teeth – Objects – eMuseum
Inventory Description Spear, squared wood shaft, fiber wrapped, shark's teeth edged point
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