1700s-1800s
Wood
Overall: 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1990.71
Fijian weapons are made of heavy, dense wood, ornamented with fine, chip-carved patterning. The paddle-like shape of this example is quite rare.
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