Ula (weapon)

The ula or i ula tavatava is a throwing war club from Fiji.

Uses in Fiji

Usually cut from a hardwood type of iron wood, it has a round end made up of the root knot and is sometimes called "pineapple club" for his particular shape. It can be launched or used as a club. Some types of Ula have a smooth head.

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See also

• Bulibuli
• Culacula
• Gata
• Sali
• Totokia

Bibliography

• John Charles Edler, Terence Barrow, Art of Polynesia, Hemmeter Publishing Corporation, 1990.
• Jean-Edouard Carlier, Archipels Fidji - Tonga - Samoa: La Polynésie Occidentale, Voyageurs & curieux, 2005.
• Rod Ewins, Fijian Artefacts: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1982.

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