Club

Multiple collared pakipaki paddle club with eyes symbolising the faikehe spirit believed to inhabit every successful war club. The pakipaki is the most refined of all Pacific war clubs, approaching the functionality of the two-edged European sword.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
33/1953/12
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Arms and armour
Collection Area Region
POLYN
Material
wood
Common Name
club
Simple Name
club
Production Country
Tonga
Production Year High
1921

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point-ended club