Context (CMS Context)
Collected by: Calvert.Miss.M.G
Event Date 10/6/1988
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Grip carved
Event Date 10/6/1988
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '61.147' inscribed in white ink on the butt.
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.147. Oceania. Fiji. Club (manda?) grip carved. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 10 JAN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '64.147. Oceania. Fiji. Club (manda?) grip carved. Donated by Miss M. G. Calvert 1964. Originally in the possession of her grandfather the Rev. James Calvert.'
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Large spurred club of dark wood, mada or gata. The head is provided with a small lip (tebetebe) and the underside is carved to resemble the bark of a tree. The spur is oval and pointed, with a flat surface at the top and a longitudinal ridge at the back. No additional ridge (teretere) at the junction of the head and spur. The shaft is circular in section. The handle is carved with worn tavatava patterns in low-relief. The butt is flared, slightly convex and lightly chipped (old).
Event Date 24/3/2013
Author: maa