Club Fiji Islands Wood PM# 58-18-70/3841
	Although commonly called a "gunstock club," the form of this club is actually based on the sali flower of a plant in the banana family. Some clubs were used for dancing only, others for fighting or prestige display. Each type of Fijian club was designed to inflict a certain type of wound. The shape of this club was meant to cut through and snap bone.
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