Curved gun-stock dancing club, with a raised ridge running in the crotch between the head and the spur. The concave underside of the head bears a long panel of roughened surface. The entire shaft is covered in an extensive woven sleeve of strips of Pandanas leaf in a natural colour and a black colour. At the top of this binding are attached several strands of European wool in red, green, gold and dark blue.
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