Kamehameha Deflecting Spears

Black and white vintage print, depicting the Hawaiian King Kamehameha, wearing a mahiole (feathered helmet) and short tunic, performing a feat during which he defends himself against six simultaneously thrown spears, by deflecting three with his own spear and catching the other three in his other hand, published in John George Wood's volume "The uncivilized races of men in all countries of the world, being a comprehensive account of their manners and customs, and of their physical, social, mental, moral and religious characteristics", 1877. Courtesy Internet Archive. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)