Grand Vestibule: The British Monarchy and the World
The Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle reflects interaction between the monarchy and the wider world
FIJI
Throwing club (iula tavatava)
nineteenth centuryRCIN 74623
Fijian missile clubs of this type were sometimes used for hand-to-hand combat, but they were most effective when thrown, and were capable of delivering devastating blows. The small dots pricked on the surface of the shaft indicate the passage of time, which is carefully marked during Fijian ritual feasts and ceremonies of mourning.
Presented to Queen Elizabeth II by People of Fiji, December 1953
