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i Wau Bowai

human history
  • Other Name

    Club (English)

  • Description

    i Wau Bowai. Club. Carved from a single piece of kau (wood), long and straight in shape with a circular cross-section, and a rounded tip at the striking end. Lawa ni wau (woven decoration), consisting of braids made of magimagi (coconut sennit) and woven out in tali tolu (3-ply), are wrapped around the end of the liga ni wau (the handle).

    The complete surface of the i Wau Bowai is decorated with tavatava (shallow incisions) consisting of multiple rows of zigzags that are sectioned off with horizontal rows of zigzags. There is a carved human figure at the butt end of the i Wau Bowai. Deep red brown in colour.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1950.128
  • Accession Date
    04 Jul 1950
  • Other Id

    31879

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • i Wau Bowai, 1950.128, 31879, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 21 Sep 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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