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i Wau Totokia

human history
  • Description

    i Wau Totokia. Beaked battle-axe. This i Wau Totokia is a smaller version of a weapon intended to be gripped with both hands and used to pierce a human skull. It consists of a large bulbous head with a prominent beak, and a short handle which bends slightly towards the head. The club is top heavy, with the surface of the circular head carved in a chequered grid pattern, and the beak tapering off into a rounded point.

    The handle is cylindrical in shape with the grip of the handle carved in a tavatava (shallow incisions), zigzag in design. The butt of the handle is finished in a carved cap. The i Ula is dark in colour with a glossy patina.

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

    13418 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Totokia, 1925.92, 13418, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 13 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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