Object Number | P3186B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Fiji Islands |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Wood |
Description | "Lipped" type. In this example the edge of the head oppposite to the 'lip' is suited for the delivery of a cleaving blow; the 'lip' for effecting, with the weight of the club and the strength of a powerful Fijian behind it, a deep wound in the head of the body. The shaft is covered with a neat lashing of coconut fibre sennit. |
Length | 121.92 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of William H. Miller, 1916 |
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