i Ula Drisi

i Ula. Throwing club. i Ula are carved from the rootstock of a hardwood tree. It is intended as a weapon that can be gripped in the hand or thrown in short range distances at assailants. This i Ula consists of a ball-shaped head and long slender adjoining handle. There are several depressions in the wood. The underside of the head has a ringed depression around the commencement of the handle. The handle is cylindrical in shape, and flares slightly towards the butt. Three dark marks are visible towards the upper area of the handle while the lower section of the handle carved out in tavatava (shallow incisions), zigzag in design. The i Ula is brown to dark brown in colour and has a glossy patina.

Other Name

Throwing club (English)

Place

Fiji

Accession Number

1925.92

Accession Date

30 Apr 1925

Other Id

13370 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific