Club 'akau-ta

Forster Register A.3 (?): ‘a wide club from the friendly islands’

The club is made of brown wood with a handle which is round in cross-section. Towards the upper end, the club becomes wider and the cross-section rhomboid. The upper part of the club has a shape similar to that of a paddle. This part is separated from the handle through two pairs of bulging rings. The club lacks any ornamentation. Inken Köhler, Ulrike Rehr, Gundolf Krüger