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i Ula Tavatava

human history
  • Other Name

    Throwing club (English)

  • Description

    i Ula Tavatava. 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 Tavatava consists of a lobed head and long slender adjoining handle. The head is carved into thin concentric lobes in three tiers, topped with a flanged central dome.

    The tapered handle is cylindrical in shape, and carved in tavatava (shallow incisions), zigzag in design, towards the lower grip end. There is a small natural node visible in the wood on the handle. The butt of the handle is concave. The i Ula is reddish brown in colour and has a glossy patina.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1925.92
  • Accession Date
    30 Apr 1925
  • Other Id

    13375 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Ula Tavatava, 1925.92, 13375, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jun 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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