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Mariners brought back many examples of weapons from this region, perhaps intrigued at the variety of deadly forms used in close combat. From Fiji, they collected throwing clubs, paddle, and gunstock shaped clubs. From Kiribati, swords and spears with edges lined with shark teeth, and from New Guinea, cassowary bird bone daggers and stone maces. […]https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/wp-content/uploads/sites/275/2025/06/hm6475-scaled.jpg25601714