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 an extension from the blade, a long point measuring at 3mm in depth. For the other half, the shaft centre narrows and becomes circular, taking the form of a spear. The spear end has a pointed head, marked by a circumferential protrusion and a dull tip. Overall, this katoua is dark brown in colour by which appears to be of synthetic source. A range of cut marks and the likes are visible across the katoua surface; cut marks around the shaft surface just below the spear point, a natural split on edge of cleaver shaft and fractures on the two corners of cleaver blade.