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i Wau Sali

human history
  • Other Name

    Club (English)

  • Description

    i Wau Sali. War club. This i Wau Sali is carved from kau (wood) into a spurred head and long cylindrical shaft and capped at the butt. A central ridge is carved on the top surface of the head. Decorative carving in light relief on the underside of the head in a pattern of small circular nodes in series. The i Wau Sali is light brown in colour with some patina.

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

    13491 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • club, 1925.92, 13491, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 03 Oct 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
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