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i Ula Kitu

human history
  • Other Name

    Throwing club (English)

  • Description

    i Ula. 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 consists of an uneven ball-shaped head and long slender adjoining handle. The head is rounded, with a small metal cog piece riveted to one side. A long vertical crack as well as a notched incised into the wood are visible at another area on the head.

    The handle is cylindrical in shape. Tavatava (shallow incisions) consisting of a zigzag design, are carved across the lower half of the handle in light relief. A small metal nail is hammered into the butt of the handle, centred. The i Ula is brown in colour and has a slightly glossy patina.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1924.139
  • Accession Date
    03 Jul 1924
  • Other Id

    8775 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Kitu, 1924.139, 8775, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 14 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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