i Wau Vunikau
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i Wau Vunikau. Rootstock club. The knobbled head of this club is shaped from natural rootstock and is carved to taper into a smooth cylindrical shaft with thick braided magimagi (coconut sennit) cord wrapped around the grip. A metal nail is hammered into the centre of the butt. The wood of the i wau vunikau is reddish brown in colour with some patina and fine cracks in the surface.
Last Update: 13 May 2025
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- Fiji
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1924
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14880 (ethnology)
O222 (Edge-Partington)
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