i Wau Waka

i Wau Waka. Rootstock club. This club is made from rootstock kau (wood) with a long shaft shaped and polished from the tree trunk. There are ten pieces of bati ni tovuto (whale tooth) inlay in the surface of the club's wooden surface. There is one four-pointed star on the butt of the shaft, several inlay pieces in the head amongst the nodes and protrusions, of star, circular and crescent shapes. At the grip end is two collars of finely wrapped coconut sinnet. The club is dark in colour and has a glossy patina. Large cracks are visible on the wood. illustrated in 'Polynesian Artifacts' pl 55.