i Ula Tavatava. 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 Tavatava consists of a lobed head and long slender adjoining handle. The head is carved into nine concentric lobes, with a crack visible between two lobes, and a shallow depression visible on another lobe. The top of the head is flanged and has a central dome. This dome has white marks, possibly from paint. The handle tapers from the underside of the head into a cylindrical shape, slightly flared towards the butt end. It has shallow, long depressions in the wood. A crack is visible on the butt. The i Ula is reddish brown in colour and glossy patina.