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Wooden Fijian throwing club, or 'i ula tavatava. Short-handled club with heavy, round, carved and grooved head. The bottom of the handle is carved with vertical lines of zigzags. 'I ula tavatava were used both as a throwing weapon and in hand-to-hand combat. There are many different types of 'i Ula based on their shape. 'I Ula tavatave are characterized by their grooved and flanged heads.
clubs (weapons)
wood (plant material)
Club
Original To Stephen Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
E47,129
Unknown
Pacific Island Group
4 1/16 (W) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1120
Volume 66, No. 4
Fiji
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