{"id":16413,"date":"2020-10-19T14:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/?page_id=16413"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:14:50","slug":"weapons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/oceania\/weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16413_82d3d1-fe wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of an object with a central spike surrounded by three others all lashed together at the base. All spikes are lined with shark teeth.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm6475-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Shark Tooth-Edged Spear<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1880<br>Kiribati, Gilbert Islands<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This piece was collected by a Maine mariner and donated to the former Portland Society of Natural History. The PSNH regularly put out calls for mariners to collect ethnographic items for the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">Ex. Portland Society of Natural History<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6475<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id16413_0d8226-13 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_5f1c97-48 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 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.kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-16413_912671-ea .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-16413_912671-ea alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-16413_912671-ea kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:685px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-685x1024.jpg\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Image of an object with a long, pointed dagger made of bone below a face made of a black material with shell, feather, and fiber decorations.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-scaled.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-scaled.jpg\" data-id=\"23765\" class=\"wp-image-23765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-685x1024.jpg 685w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-1371x2048.jpg 1371w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-317x474.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-423x632.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-634x947.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-846x1264.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-951x1421.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-1268x1894.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6918-scaled.jpg 1714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,685px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:570px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108.jpg\" width=\"570\" height=\"850\" alt=\"Image of an object with a long, pointed dagger made of bone below a face painted red and white with shell and feather decorations.\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108.jpg\" data-id=\"23763\" class=\"wp-image-23763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108.jpg 570w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108-94x140.jpg 94w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108-317x473.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM7108-423x631.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,570px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column16413_679cb1-af > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column16413_679cb1-af\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\"><strong>Payback Bone Daggers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">c. 1982<br>Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">These daggers were made from cassowary bird bone with a clay head that represented the face of the person to be avenged. These examples were made specifically for the tourist trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-md-font-size\">Rose S. Zeiber Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6918<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM7108<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-split-content-img{max-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16413_fe2210-9c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-contain kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23764\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a club made with a long stick, polished but retaining its natural shape, with a stone carved into a ring of points, attached a few inches below one end.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6600-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Club with Stone Head<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">19<sup>th<\/sup> Century<br>Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This club was collected by Richard Emerick and was not related to the items he acquired in the 1950&#8217;s. To complement collections gathered during his fieldwork, he often sought out examples from other areas and time periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerick Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6600<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_8e49bc-5f .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_8e49bc-5f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16413_8e49bc-5f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16413_d1a1a7-05 wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23767\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a long club formed from a single branch, curved at one end with a small knob protruding.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM6487-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Gunstock Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">c. 1850<br>Fiji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Collected by Captain Robert Owens of the USS St. Mary when the ship was assigned to the Pacific Squadron between 1848 and 1872.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emerick Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/6554\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM6487<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_ef469b-5d .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_ef469b-5d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16413_ef469b-5d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16413_98a537-27 .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_98a537-27 .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_98a537-27 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The curved end is shaped to a point surrounded by a raised ring studded with smaller points.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-1024x685.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-768x514.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-1536x1028.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-2048x1371.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-105x70.jpeg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-317x212.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-423x283.jpeg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-634x424.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-846x566.jpeg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-951x637.jpeg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/HM868-edited-1268x849.jpeg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/7436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><strong>Totokia War Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">19<sup>th<\/sup> Century<br>Fiji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This particular form of war club was designed to bash a hole in an enemy&#8217;s skull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hm868\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM868<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_78dc3b-5a .kt-block-spacer{height:20px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-16413_78dc3b-5a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-16413_78dc3b-5a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}.kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c .kt-sc-textcol{padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c .kt-sc-imgcol, .kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c .kt-sc-textcol{min-height:450px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"aligncenter kt-sc16413_c229e8-3c wp-block-kadence-splitcontent\"><div class=\"kt-split-content-wrap kt-sc-media-side-left\" style=\"grid-template-columns:50% auto\"><div class=\"kt-sc-imgcol kt-sc-imgcol-bg-auto kt-sc-img-side-left\"><figure class=\"kt-split-content-media-image wp-image-container-23773\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Image of short club made of a single piece of wood. Handle has chip-carved patterns at the grip. Head is formed of large burl.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1714\" class=\"kt-split-content-img wp-image-23773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-2048x1371.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-317x212.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-423x283.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-634x424.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-846x566.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-951x637.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/hudsonmuseum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/275\/2025\/06\/hm2664-1268x849.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,2560px\" \/><\/figure><a class=\"kt-sc-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"kt-sc-textcol kt-sc-text-valign-center kt-sc-text-halign-center\"><div class=\"kt-sc-innter-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-md-font-size\"><em><strong>I-ula tavatava<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size\">Fiji<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">This throwing club is designed to be thrown from a distance and would be used to incapacitate birds, animals, and humans, which would them be finished off at close quarters. Made from the dense wood of the ironwood tree, they were extremely lethal weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Martha J. Stevens Collection<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hudsonmuseum.catalogaccess.com\/objects\/2439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HM2664<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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