i Wau Kiakavo

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i Wau Kiakavo. Club. Carved from a single piece of kau (wood), with the liga ni wau (handle of the club) round in cross-section. The ulu ni wau (head of the club) consists of rua daliga (two-ears) with a tebe ni wau (lip of club) positioned in-between the daliga. There is a ridge across the top end of the long daliga, with a section consisting of a textured surface created through multiple incisions across the underside. There is a teki ni wau (rounded butt-end) at the end of the liga ni wau. Lawa ni wau (woven decoration) covers the entire tolo ni wau (body of the club), comprised of fine braids woven from magimagi (coconut sennit), tali tolu (three-ply).

Accession number: 2005.26.4 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Club (English)

Place
Fiji
Field Collection Date

Pre 1916

Accession Number

2005.26.4

Accession Date

01 Apr 2005

Other Id

56317 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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i Wau Kiakavo, 2005.26.4, 56317, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 09 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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