i Ula Tavatava. Throwing club. i Ula are carved from the rootstock of a hardwood tree. It is intended as a weapon that can be gripped in the hand or thrown in short range distances at assailants. This i Ula Tavatava consists of a lobed head and long slender adjoining handle. The head is carved into eight concentric lobes with a central flanged dome. The dome has a shallow drilled depression at its centre, with four additional spaced around points at the upper areas of the lobes. There are several small fissures in the wood of the lobes. The handle is a tapered cylindrical shape that flares slightly towards the butt. A hole is visible through the middle of the handle. The lower grip end of the handle is carved in tavatava (shallow incisions), zigzag in design. There is a crack in the butt of the handle, as well as a small drilled hole at its centre. The i Ula is medium brown in colour and has a glossy patina.