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" ... and other things, fastened to the ends of their weapons. The clubs were generally about six feet long, made of a hard black wood, lance-shaped at the end, but much broader, with the edge nicely scolloped, and the whole neatly polished. Others of them... "
The Voyages of Captain James Cook: Illustrated with Maps and Numerous ... - Page 75
by James Cook - 1842
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A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged ..., Issue 30

General history - 1814 - 798 pages
...these were only the persons who had come from a distance, as many of them had small baskets, mats, and other things, fastened to the ends of their weapons....with one hand. The spears were made of the same wood, simply pointed, and, in general, above twelve feet long ; though some were so short that they seemed...
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The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Around the World, Volume 5

James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 488 pages
...these were only the persons who had come from a distance, as many of them had small baskets, mats, and other things, fastened to the ends of their weapons....with one hand. The spears were made of the same wood, simply pointed ; and, in general, above twelve feet long ; though some were so short, that they seemed...
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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Arranged ..., Volume 15

Robert Kerr - Explorers - 1824 - 532 pages
...these were only the persons who had come from a distance, as many of them had small baskets, mats, and other things, fastened to the ends of their weapons....with one hand. The spears were made of the same wood, simply pointed, and, in general, above twelve feet long ; though some were so. short that they . seemed...
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The English Circumnavigators: The Most Remarkable Voyages Round the World by ...

David Laing Purves - Discoveries in geography - 1874 - 856 pages
...these were only the persons who had come from a distance, an many of them had small baskets, mats, and other things, fastened to the ends of their weapons....generally about six feet long, made of a hard black wood, lanceihaped at the end, but much broader, with the edge nicely scolloped, and the whole neatly polished....
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The Voyages of Captain Cook

James Cook - Australia - 1999 - 494 pages
...of the men were armed with clubs and spears. The clubs were generally about six feet long, made of hard black wood, lance-shaped at the end, but much broader, with the edge nicely scalloped, and the whole neatly polished. 'What the soil of the island may be, farther inland, we could...
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