Hi Vandoo & Fearn
There is an interesting bit in the documentary film "Dead Birds" about the New Guinea Dani, on YouTube...a warrior is wounded by an arrow, the broken protruding end of which is then pulled out by another Dani warrior, using his teeth. The commentator makes the observation that the wound would have been much more dangerous if the arrow had been barbed.
The best reference on this subject I can think of, is the excellent publication by the Fiji Museum, author Fergus Clunie, "Fijian Weapons & Warfare".
Regards
|