i Wau Totokia

Description:

i Wau Totokia. Battleaxe. Carved from a single piece of kau (wood), with the tolo ni wau (body of the club) and the liga ni wau (handle of the club), round in cross-section. There is a teki ni wau (rounded butt end) at the end of the liga ni wau. The neck of the tolo ni wau is curved extending to the ulu ni wau (head of the club). The ulu ni wau is round in shape, resembling a pineapple fruit or the fruit of a pandanus tree, and covered with 9...

Display date:

Made: Pre 1924; Acquired: 1924

Location:

Pacific

Collections:

Auckland Museum Collections Online

Content partner:

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Availability:

Not specified