Lincolnshire Antiques

Description

A 19th. Century Polynesian Fijian throwing club (Ula Tava Tava) with a bulbous carved head and a slender integrated handle with a geometric design that helps the grip.

Such clubs were carved from the buttress roots of ironwood saplings.
"The club was the Fijian warrior's favourite weapon. He had his spears, from ten to fifteen feet long and often richly carved, efficient bows and arrows, and slings for throwing stones but, although these had each its special use, none approached the club in popularity..." By R. A. DERRIK, Notes on Fijian Clubs.​

As you can see in the photographs the Ula has a couple of minor cracks that is caused by the passage of time and the hardness of the wood, very common in this type of clubs.

Measures, 43 cm long and 12 cm wide.
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