The traditional purpose of such club is for intended bodily harm during combat however this particular katoua was designed for dances such as takalo (war dance) and meke (drum dance). A great part of the cleaver half resembles a paddle blade from the centre of shaft by which it is smooth and rounded at the edges. The cleaver has a long point extended from the blade. For the other half of katoua, the shaft centre narrows and becomes cylindrical, taking the form of a spear. The spear head shows a point outlined by a circumferential protrusion and a half-grounded tip. The side with inscriptions has a dark brown surface whereby the reverse side is of a medium-dark brown, which all appears to be of synthetic source. A small, round and beige adhesive circle is visible near the inscriptions.