Te butu. Small dagger set with shark's teeth. Butu are designed to exact facial injuries to opponents targeting the forehead and the eyes so as to obscure vision or leave visible disfigurement. These small handheld weapons are easily concealed on a person and were often held and used by women. This weapon consists of two wii n bakoa (shark teeth) lashed to a curved wooden handle. The wooden handle is round in cross section, curved in profile, and finished with a conical point at the grip end. The form flattens out towards the top end, with a grooved ridge along the inner side edge to which are fitted the two wii n bakoa perforated at their base and lashed with kora (coconut sennit cordage) of black and brown colour to the wooden handle. The handle has a smooth polished surface treatment. A hole is drilled near the butt of the handle, likely for the purpose of adding a suspension cord. The wii n bakoa are a natural off-white colour,and the wood handle is dark brown in colour.