RARE HUGE ANCIENT HAWAII STONE CANOE BREAKER/ANCHOR - OCEAN WARFARE WEAPON
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RARE HUGE ANCIENT HAWAII STONE CANOE BREAKER/ANCHOR - OCEAN WARFARE WEAPON:
$102.00
RARE HUGE ANCIENT HAWAII STONE CANOE BREAKER/ANCHOR - OCEAN WARFARE WEAPON
Wow this important Honolulu Estate Find comes from a major private collection that has stored rare pieces for over 25 years!
This is great example of a Hawaii canoe breaker, so massive that it could double as an anchor. Hardly does Hawaiian weaponry hit the market, do not miss your chance!
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- Approximately 9\" x 6\" x 4 1/2\" inches
- 9 pounds 4 ounces
- About Pohaku ku‘i wa‘a (Arts and Crafts of Hawaiiby Sir Peter Hiroa Buck, p. 281):\"Stone canoe breakers called pohaku ku‘i wa‘a are said to have been used in naval engagements. Those in the museum collection of four range in weight from 12.5 to 20.75 pounds. The largest one is 7.1 inches high, 8.5 inches wide, and 5.4 inches thick. All have a wide, deep groove completely encircling the middle of the long width for the rope. Two are somewhat rectangular in shape with the corners rounded off, the other two have the ends rounded to form and elliptical shape. They were hurled into theopposing canoe and hauled back with the rope to repeat the operation. Thus they formed a kind of primitive artillery. The could have been used equally well as anchors.\"
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