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Club from Tonga with inscription "Donation by Mr John Reid". Transverse ridges along bottom of club head and vertical ridge on club head.

ID: E237.10

Throwing club from Fiji with dull varnish and 8 lobes around the head circular head. 1 line of zig zag engraving down the handle.

ID: E237.11

Rootstock club from Fiji. Engraving at bottom of handle: zigzag and vertical lines. Split and some cracks on one side near head.

ID: E237.12

Bow (string missing),Tonga. Small nock at each end. Triangular section shaft, slightly concave on flat side.

ID: E237.2

Javalin spear from Niue with bulbous head narrowing to a point. End is water damaged.

ID: E237.3

Staff from Niue, South Pacific. Slightly flaring head, pale wood. Bottom with collar under which there are zig zag dotted marks.

ID: E237.4

Staff club from Niue. Flaring head and a pronounced medium ridge on both sides. Pale wood. Looks like it has been scrubbed (traces of darker patina).

ID: E237.5

Staff club from Niue. Flaring head and meduim ridge and vestiges of previous darker patina. Butt below collar with zig zag double dotted markings.

ID: E237.6

Club. Flaring spatulate toothed head and collar with chevron engraving. Butt with quadrofold terminal. From Mangaia, Cook Islands

ID: E237.7

Club from New Caledonia

ID: E237.8