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 lobed head and long slender adjoining handle. The head consists of concentric rows of fluted segments, a main row of fifteen lobes interspersed with smaller diamond-shaped rows at top and bottom and a central flanged dome at its top. The head has a distinct notch incised into the dome and fine cracks across its surface especially in the grooves between the lobes. There is a large crack in the side of the head. The handle is cylindrical in shape and its butt is concave. Two natural knots in the wood are visible at the lower end. The i Ula is dark reddish brown in colour and has a glossy patina.