Leiomano
The leiomano is a shark-toothed club used by various Polynesian cultures, but mostly by the native Hawaiians.[1]
Leiomano is a word in the
lei."[2]
The weapon resembles a thick
pre-Columbian Mesoamerican
cultures.
North America
A weapon of similar form was discovered in pieces at Cahokia, Illinois, in 1948 by Gregory Perino. Greatly damaged by a plow, the weapon was composed of eight chert imitation shark teeth, and tipped with five actual shark teeth. In both cases, the teeth were related to the great white.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Islands of Blood". Warriors. Season 1. May 7, 2009. History Channel.
- ISBN 978-0-8248-1562-2.
- ^ "Cahokia Mounds" Shark's Tooth Clubs, archived from the original on 2016-03-03, retrieved 2019-02-14.