Here's a word I bet you didn't know: a tebarantauti was a war helmet made by people of the Gilbert Islands from porcupine fish. This one is from Kiribati and dates to the 19th century. Now in the British Museum.
for reasons i should really ask about, when i was a kid there was an inflated, dried porcupine fish skin in our house. it weighed next to nothing and its barbs were ridiculously sharp. i really wouldn't want to be the squire to that warrior.
for reasons i should really ask about, when i was a kid there was an inflated, dried porcupine fish skin in our house. it weighed next to nothing and its barbs were ridiculously sharp. i really wouldn't want to be the squire to that warrior.
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