Sali (weapon)

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A Sali or Cali or Tebetebe[1] is a war club from Fiji.

Sali, National Museum of Ethnology (Portugal).

Uses in Fiji[]

Usually cut from a hardwood type iron wood it is intended for war. It differs from the Gata by the width of its striking head.[2] It is named Sali because of its resemblance to the clawed flower of the plant of the same name (Sali) of the genus Musa of the banana family.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ Fergus Clunie,Fijian weapons and warfare., Fiji Museum, 2003, p.110
  2. ^ Anthony JP Meyer, Art océanien, Könemann, 1995, p.472
  3. ^ Anthony JP Meyer, Art océanien, Könemann, 1995, p. 473

Bibliography[]

  • John Charles Edler, Terence Barrow, Art of Polynesia, Hemmeter Publishing Corporation, 1990.
  • Rod Ewins, Fijian Artefacts: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1982.
  • Bulletin of the Fiji Museum, Numeros 1–2, Fiji Museum, 1973.
  • Fergus Clunie,Fijian weapons and warfare. Fiji Museum 2003, ISBN 978-982-208-006-3.


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