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Ko loa

human history
  • Other Name

    Club (English)

  • Description

    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.

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

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