Oceanic wooden spears for comment

colin henshaw · 1st June 2009, 11:39 AM

Hi Vandoo & Fearn

There is an interesting bit in the documentary film "Dead Birds" about the New Guinea Dani, on YouTube...a warrior is wounded by an arrow, the broken protruding end of which is then pulled out by another Dani warrior, using his teeth. The commentator makes the observation that the wound would have been much more dangerous if the arrow had been barbed.

The best reference on this subject I can think of, is the excellent publication by the Fiji Museum, author Fergus Clunie, "Fijian Weapons & Warfare".

Regards

1st June 2009, 11:39 AM	#13
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	Hi Vandoo & Fearn There is an interesting bit in the documentary film "Dead Birds" about the New Guinea Dani, on YouTube...a warrior is wounded by an arrow, the broken protruding end of which is then pulled out by another Dani warrior, using his teeth. The commentator makes the observation that the wound would have been much more dangerous if the arrow had been barbed. The best reference on this subject I can think of, is the excellent publication by the Fiji Museum, author Fergus Clunie, "Fijian Weapons & Warfare". Regards