Warriors from The Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean

Warriors from The Gilbert Islands, Pacific Ocean. The Gilbert Islanders invented armour of coconut fibre to protect themselves against spears furnished with shark's teeth. After a 19th century photograph. From Customs of The World, published c.1913.

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