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colin henshaw · 7th August 2013, 07:47 PM

Hi KraVseR

I have read your thread and can offer the following input :-

a) In my opinion, the best reference for identification of Oceanic weapons, and other artefacts, is the following :-
"Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands" by James Edge-Partington,
reprint 1996.
Its a big, heavy book, but you can find most items there.

b) In my copy of the Rev. Wood book, the cocoa-nut fibre suit is captioned as being from Kingsmill Islands (now Kiribati).

c) I had always thought of those shark tooth weapons as being from Micronesia and Hawaii, but Samoa is relatively close to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, so perhaps there was some crossover, or it could be a simple mistake in the book ?

Regards.

7th August 2013, 07:47 PM	#17
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	Hi KraVseR I have read your thread and can offer the following input :- a) In my opinion, the best reference for identification of Oceanic weapons, and other artefacts, is the following :- "Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands" by James Edge-Partington, reprint 1996. Its a big, heavy book, but you can find most items there. b) In my copy of the Rev. Wood book, the cocoa-nut fibre suit is captioned as being from Kingsmill Islands (now Kiribati). c) I had always thought of those shark tooth weapons as being from Micronesia and Hawaii, but Samoa is relatively close to the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, so perhaps there was some crossover, or it could be a simple mistake in the book ? Regards.