Samoan Material Culture
Figure 314.—Types of ear shaped clubs (fa'alautalinga):
Figure 314.—Types of ear shaped clubs (fa'alautalinga):
a, Aberrant form of ear-shaped club with typical angles (1) which slope in to an expanded blade (2) ending in shoulder (4); the proximal end is flared and has a suspensory lug (3) length, 46 inches. The club is in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, and is figured by Edge-Partington (10, vol. 2, 41, No. 2). It may be the precursor of the shorter clubs. b, Variety a; short light form with narrow head; used with one hand. (See Plate LII, A, 4). c, Variety b, even semicircular head, heavy, used with two hands. (See Plate LII, A, 5). d, Variety c, flattened end curve, almost rectangular appearance. (See Plate LII, A, 6.) The clubs (b, c and d) have all got well marked external angles (1), from which the shape (2) converges to the shaft while the proximal ends are all flared and have suspensory lugs (3).
b | c | d | |
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Length | 24. | 26.5 | 22.5 |
Head length | 3.4 | 6.4 | 4.4 |
Head width | 6.3 | 10.75 | 11.75 |
Head prox. thickness | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2. |
Head distal thickness | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
Grip, transverse diameter | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.45 |
Grip, vertical diameter | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Handle end, transverse | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
Handle end, vertical | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 |