AKAU TAU: CONTEXTUALISING TONGAN WAR-CLUBS

One of the commonest classes of historical Tongan artefacts, the war-club, is discussed. Although generally known in recent times by the term povai, during their period of active, practical use (until the 1870s or thereabouts) these weapons were known by the terms 'akau 'stave', '...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the Polynesian Society 2009-03, Vol.118 (1), p.7-45
1. Verfasser:	MILLS, ANDY
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiquities Art, Polynesian Art, Tongan Deities Ethnology Evaluation Flexible weapons (Hand-to-hand fighting) Generalities on material culture History Kolo Masculinity Material culture Men Morphological source materials Performative utterances Polynesian studies Polynesians Priests Social life and customs Technology Tongans War Warfare Weapons
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Zusammenfassung:	One of the commonest classes of historical Tongan artefacts, the war-club, is discussed. Although generally known in recent times by the term povai, during their period of active, practical use (until the 1870s or thereabouts) these weapons were known by the terms 'akau 'stave', 'akau ta 'striking stave' or 'akau tau 'war stave'. A brief ethnohistoric reconstruction of 'akau in Tonga during the later 18th and early 19th centuries is provided. In the second part of the article, a practical overview of formal typological variation in 'akau is provided.
ISSN:	0032-4000 2230-5955 2230-5955