i Wau Culacula

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i Wau Culacula. Club. Carved from a single piece of kau (wood), with a long, broad, flat, paddle-shaped ulu ni wau (head of the club), with the liga ni wau (handle of the club) round in cross-section. There is a teki ni wau (rounded butt-end) at the end of the liga ni wau. There are serrated edges from the centre to the base of the ulu ni wau, with a prominent bar across the base that extends out at the sides, forming 'wings'. Brown in colour.

Accession number: 1924.158 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Club (English)

Place
Fiji
Accession Number

1924.158

Accession Date

1924

Other Id

9453 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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