A Fine and Early Throwing Club “Ula Tavatava”
Fijian people, Fiji, late 18/19th c.
Carved wood
Ex–Joseph Salamanca collection
H: 17.5” W: 4” D: 4”
SOLD
According to Fergus Clunie (2003: 95), “[a] tally of the kills made with a club was often kept by means of nicks or notches on the head or handle, by boring small holes in the shaft , another common method being to inlay a tooth from each victim in the club's head.” The club at hand features several hundred tally marks.
