Ko loa

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Ko loa. Club. Carved from a single piece of kau (wood), with scalloped edges along the head. Light in weight and light brown in colour. The tip of the head is pointed, and has four ridges forming points across the edges, with a ridge across the centre of the entire length of the club. The end of the handle flares outwards. There is a braid woven from magimagi (coconut sennit) wrapped and tied around the upper area of the head.

Accession number: 1984.303 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Club (English)

Place
[Rotuma]/Fijian Outliers/Fiji
Accession Number

1984.303

Accession Date

1984

Other Id

51241 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Ko loa, 1984.303, 51241, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 04 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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