'Akau-tā or Pakipaki (war club)

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Photo by John Bentham.
'Akau-tā or Pakipaki (war club)
Photo by John Bentham.
Artist/Maker
Dateafter 1770
MediumIronwood, also known as toa wood (casuarina equisetifolia or she-oak)
DimensionsOverall: 36 × 4 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (91.4 × 12.1 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineTransfer from the Hamilton College Anthropology Department
Object number2023.10.28
On view
DescriptionTongan club, paddle type. Tongan term: ‘Akau' or 'Pakipaki.' Likely used for ceremonial purposes due to its paddle-like shape. Similar clubs with blunt ends were used for war.
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Alternate Titles ‘Akau tau
Pakipaki
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