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Samoan Material Culture

Figure 314.—Types of ear shaped clubs (fa'alautalinga):

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).
Table of Measurements (in Inches)
bcd
Length24.26.522.5
Head length3.46.44.4
Head width6.310.7511.75
Head prox. thickness1.31.62.
Head distal thickness1.81.82.4
Grip, transverse diameter1.41.61.45
Grip, vertical diameter1.21.51.5
Handle end, transverse2.12.51.9
Handle end, vertical2.02.12.2