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

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '67.175' inscribed in white ink on the handle.
Event Date 25/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [handwritten in black ink:] '67.175. Oceania. Fiji. Club (Gata) small in size. d. Mrs Watson.' [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 10 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in blue pen:] '67.175. Oceania. Fiji. Club (Gata) small in size. D. Watson.'
Event Date 25/3/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Spurred club of dark wood, gata. The head is curved and provided with a lip (tebetebe). The underside of the head is roughly carved to resemble the bark of a tree. The spur is rounded. A small rounded ridge (teretere) is carved at the junction between the head and the spur. The handle is circular in section and very polished. Small pommelled butt. A piece of European string is tied around the pommel.
Event Date 25/3/2013
Author: maa