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300:Oceanic Art
219:Max Quanchi
1700:Categories
1437:New Guinea
1378:West Papua
1116:Non-lethal
1096:Insurgency
1091:Incendiary
1086:Improvised
1019:Ceremonial
1009:Biological
969:Amphibious
821:Korean War
795:Yugoslavia
627:Republican
551:Montenegro
194:References
171:Kanak Mace
31:tribes of
1425:Geography
1411:Mythology
1401:Languages
1274:Melanesia
1136:Pneumatic
1126:Offensive
1059:Explosive
1004:Artillery
994:Anti-tank
974:Ancillary
660:Australia
614:Chaco War
496:Australia
377:Premodern
188:Melanesia
53:iron wood
27:) of the
1568:Category
1522:Politics
1232:Category
1199:Industry
1156:Tectonic
1141:Practice
1131:Personal
1024:Chemical
964:Aircraft
929:Iraq War
901:Gulf War
810:Cold War
800:Infantry
780:Thailand
680:Bulgaria
637:Japanese
596:Infantry
561:Portugal
511:Bulgaria
491:Chemical
400:Japanese
395:Medieval
177:See also
1389:Culture
1303:Vanuatu
1194:Arsenal
1171:Vehicle
1161:Torpedo
1121:Nuclear
1081:Hunting
1076:Firearm
770:Romania
730:Hungary
720:Germany
710:Finland
705:Denmark
695:Croatia
670:Belgium
665:Austria
566:Romania
526:Germany
506:Belgium
468:Antique
390:Chinese
385:African
368:History
360:Weapons
302:, 1997.
295:, 2015.
86:Gallery
69:phallic
1538:Sports
1396:People
1343:Rotuma
1176:Combat
1146:Ranged
1049:Deadly
765:Poland
760:Norway
745:Mexico
725:Greece
715:France
685:Canada
675:Brazil
581:Turkey
576:Serbia
571:Russia
531:Greece
521:France
516:Canada
415:Modern
271:, p.19
73:fungus
1655:is a
1594:This
1406:Music
1363:Papua
1204:Mount
1187:Other
1151:Space
1111:Melee
1044:Cyber
957:Types
740:Japan
735:Italy
690:China
546:Japan
541:Italy
536:India
183:Kanak
65:clubs
57:gaiac
29:Kanak
1657:stub
1600:stub
1288:Fiji
1069:List
1029:Cold
61:kohu
47:Uses
25:mace
1166:Toy
59:or
1702::
315:,
221:,
55:,
35:.
19:A
1688:e
1681:t
1674:v
1663:.
1631:e
1624:t
1617:v
1606:.
1266:e
1259:t
1252:v
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345:t
338:v
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