Figure 313.—Paddle clubs (types 3 and 4):

a, after Edge-Partington (10, vol. 1, 72, No. 3). Paddle club (type 3) abberant form with leaf shaped blade forming sharp angles with wide shaft shoulder (2) without rib; flared proximal end with suspensory lug (3); length, 49 inches. b, After Edge-Partington (10, vol. 1, 70, No. 2). Paddle club, aberrant form of type 3, with medium rib (1) and shoulder (2); carved blade with bifurcated distal end probably due to broken single point being subsequently trimmed to two points (5); length, 34 inches. Though the club has a flared proximal end with a suspensory lug (3), its resemblance in carving to the clubs (fig. 312, a and b) creates the impression that it is wrongly labelled as Samoan. c, After Churchill (5, Pl. I, e). Fijian paddle club (type 4) with wide rib (1), distinct shoulder (2) and halbert shaped blade with serrations (5) on its proximal end; knob shaped proximal end. d, Fijian paddle club (type 4) with wide rib (1), shoulder (2) and serrations (5) on proximal end of halbert shaped blade; blade elaborately carved with plaiting and triangle motifs; proximal end flared but no suspensory lug. e, After Kramer (18, vol. 2, Pl. 74, q). Paddle club (type 4) with wide rib (1), shoulder (2) and serrations (5) on proximal end of halbert shaped blade; the proximal end has the typical Fijian flange (6). The club is in the Stuttgart Museum and is labelled "Samoa" but is undoubtedly Fijian.