Rootstock, vunikau vividrasa club with elaborate tricolour binding evoking a snake. Rootstock clubs often have coconut fibre windings, pandanus binding or the application of red textiles to the neck which indicates that they may have been a central part of the more Melanesian culture of Colo, the interior highland region of Viti Levu. the decoration also implies that they were used for ceremonial purposes as well as practical everyday use.

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Object Summary

Museum Number	51/1925/4
Simple Name	weapon
Full Name	rootstock club
Common Name	club
Production country	Fiji
Material	wood; fibre
Collection class	Arms and armour
Collection continent	Pacific
Collection area/region	POLYN
Production continent	Oceania
Production year high	1925
Function name	weapon
Function detail	used to thrust into the opponent’s body, as well as to crush his head