In Hawai‘i, sharks hold an honored place in Indigenous traditional beliefs. Sharks are highly regarded as ‘aumakua or ancestral family deities. To harm a shark is to harm a family member. A sleek shark effortlessly swims in its ocean home, successful because of great hunting abilities. A powerful sea creature with incised gills, it's smoothly sculpted from jet with monitoring eyes from inlaid turquoise. The majority of sharks give birth to live young yet are considered fish. About 4" long, 3/4" wide and roughly 1 1/4" tall, by Herbert Halate.
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