Fijian Totokia II

  • Title
    Fijian Totokia II
  • Location
    Fiji
  • Date
    19th Century
  • Size
    9cm (W) x 82cm (H)
  • Price
    $2,600.00

Fergus Clunie describes the totokia as ” a beaked hammer is an heirloom club, passed down through the generations in Fijian families, giving it a history of at least several centuries.  It was designed to drive or peck a neat hole through the enemy’s skull.  The weight of the large head being concentrated at the point of the beak. These clubs were as much carried by chiefs in both life and death.  According to tradition, they were particularly favored for murder and in skirmish warfare in thick bush, the heavy head driving the beak through the skull without a long warning swing.”

This club has some unusual features notably the linework to the back of the bulbous head and the partial carving of the handle at the base.

The club includes a custom metal stand.  Length 82cm  club head diameter 9 cm

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Fergus Clunie describes the totokia as ” a beaked hammer is an heirloom club, passed down through the generations in Fijian families, giving it a history of at least several centuries.  It was designed to drive or peck a neat hole through the enemy’s skull.  The weight of the large head being concentrated at the point of the beak. These clubs were as much carried by chiefs in both life and death.  According to tradition, they were particularly favored for murder and in skirmish warfare in thick bush, the heavy head driving the beak through the skull without a long warning swing.”

This club has some unusual features notably the linework to the back of the bulbous head and the partial carving of the handle at the base.

The club includes a custom metal stand.  Length 82cm  club head diameter 9 cm