Club ‘akau-ta
wood, Tonga, l. 86.5 cm, Inv. Oz 126
Forster Register A.4: ‘4 four-edged [clubs] from the friendly islands’
The club is made of brown wood with a handle that is round in cross-section. Towards the upper end, it increases slightly in size and becomes rhomboid. The upper end is separated from the lower end by a bulged ring. The club lacks any ornamentation. The end of the handle is slightly pointed. Inken Köhler, Ulrike Rehr, Gundolf Krüger