Club

Description

Gadi were generally lighter, one-handed weapons used by high-ranking, senior men to enforce obedience and punish insolence among their wives and children. Carved from gadi wood, the gadi club was a straight-shafted pole club, that was sometimes flared towards the head. Gadi wood was rarely used to make other clubs. Gadi have straighter shafts and are sawn off at the base. They have less rounded, often flat-topped heads.

Accession Loan No.

E1902

Collection Class

Arms and armour

Common Name

club

Simple Name

club

Full Name

pole club

Dimensions

whole length 1012 mm; whole width 41 mm

Production Year High

1879

Production Country

Fiji

Production Area Region

Melanesia

Production Continent

Oceania

Family Group



Material

wood

Function Name

weapon

Collection Area Region

POLYN

Collection Continent

Pacific