Subject: ali'i chief
Culture: Hawaiian
Setting: unification of Hawaii, 1795-1810
Object: spears = ihe javelin, pololū pike
Hawaiian Marketplace *
"Hawaiian ... Spear - The Hawaiians used shark's teeth,
swordfish bill, and wood to create lethal weapons.
Indigenous to Hawai'i, these shark teeth weapons have been fashioned with koa wood."
Pacific Artisan *
