A very rare fighting spear, or ihe.
A very rare fighting spear, or ihe.
Date 18th century
Period 1600-1750, 1750-1850, 18th century
Origin Polynesia, Hawaii
Medium Wood (either kauila or koa)
Dimension 174 cm (68¹/₂ inches)
Date: 18th century
Period: 1600-1750, 1750-1850, 18th century
Origin: Polynesia, Hawaii
Medium: Wood (either kauila or koa)
Dimension: 174 cm (68¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: Ex coll. : Australia then private collection in the UK.
Literature: Buck, Peter, Arts and Crafts of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1957.
Kaeppler, Adrienne L., ARTEFICIAL CURIOSITIES. Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, 1978.
Malo, David, Hawaiian Antiquities (Mo’ olelo Hawai’ i), Nathaniel B Emerson (trans.), Bishop Museum Special Publication 2, Honolulu, [1839] 1951.
Mitchell, Donald DK, Resource Units in Hawaiian Culture, Honolulu, 1982.
http://webceg.ne.ch/men/obj_biblio$obj_objet.QueryViewByKey?P_NUMERO=2060&P_1=351&Z_CHK=26787
http://www.nma.gov.au/cook/artefact.php?id=184
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