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Friday, April 12, 2013

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons

April 12th, 2013Top Story

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons

By Andrew Tarantola

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal WeaponsLacking claws, armor, or stabbing teeth, humans are easy targets for predation. But thanks to our big, beautiful brains, we figured out early on how to co-opt the killing tools of nature's top hunters for our own defense—and offense. Here are some of the best examples of technology mimicking nature. Or just straight up stealing from it.

Shark Tooth Sword, Kiribati

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: imbrettjackson

Calusa shell clubs

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: bob reid

Tebute, a Gilbertese shark tooth weapon

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Joshua Drew et al./PlosOne

Swordfish bill dagger

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: mauifishingputters.com

Shark Tooth Sword, Micronesia, Gilbert Island

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: oceaniaart.com

Bering Sea walrus ivory harpoon point

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Herigate Auctions

Shark tooth club from the Pacific Islands. Peabody-Essex Museum

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Margaret Killjoy

Blue marlin bill dagger with tiger shark teeth

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: mauifishingputters.com

Western Pacific turtle bone axe

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Carter's Price Guide to Antiques

Eskimo darts made of ivory and caribou bone

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: New World Antiquities

Stingray barb dagger and cassowary bone dagger from New Zealand

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: M. A. Lurig

Whale Bone War Club, ca. 1800, Nuu-chah-nulth or Makah

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Travis S.

Bone Blade Knife

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Practical Abstractions

Azilian bone harpoon

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: Didier Descouens/Wikimwdia Commons

Eskimo fishing spear made from the horns of a musk ox

15 Human Weapons Made from Animal Weapons Photo: John Tyman

Top photo: Library Of Congress
Images curated by Attila Nagy

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