War Club
1992/13
1800-1850 / Other / Wood / Woodwork / World Parish
Hardwood, carved
1800s
This rather savage looking object is a typical traditional Fijian war club.
War clubs were used by the indigenous Fijian population in conflicts. This one was presented to the Reverend James Calvert and his wife, a Wesleyan missionary couple in Fiji. It was given to them in the 1850s by the most powerful Fijian Chief of the day, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (c.1815 – 1883), following his conversion to Methodism.
1800s
This rather savage looking object is a typical traditional Fijian war club.
War clubs were used by the indigenous Fijian population in conflicts. This one was presented to the Reverend James Calvert and his wife, a Wesleyan missionary couple in Fiji. It was given to them in the 1850s by the most powerful Fijian Chief of the day, Ratu Seru Epenisa Cakobau (c.1815 – 1883), following his conversion to Methodism.
