Qauata
A qauata or qauaata is a parrying shield or war club of the San Cristobal Island in the Solomon Islands.
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Uses
It was used to deflect the enemy’s arrows and spears. It has a leaf-shaped head without an ergot, which distinguishes it from the roromaraugi.[1][2] The head is separated in two by a central ridge and the handle is often finished by an anthropomorphic sculpture.[3] It is more common than the roromaraugi and was used for war.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Purissima Benitez, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alain-Michel Boyer, Boucliers d’Afrique, d’Asie du Sud-Est et d’Océanie, Paris, Éditions Adam Biro, 1998.
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