Totokia war club – Fijian – Fiji

This club has seen a lot of battle and and is in perfect unrestored condition.It is early 19th century or older and is extremely heavy and powerful, the widest point of the head measuring 15cmin diameter, a museal piece with great patina showing traces of battle and usage.The two hols in the but are conected and would have hold a cord to keep the heavy club attached to the wrist of the warrior.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.”