{{Short description|Fijian war club}} A '''bulibuli''' or '''vunikau bulibuli''' is a Fijian war club. [[File:Club from Fiji, early 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985.317.6.jpg|thumb|Bulibuli, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art]] thumb|Fijian warriors, the one on the left with a bulibuli
== Uses == The ''bulibuli'' has a straight and fair long handle (difference with a ''Ula Bulibuli'') and a rounded percussion head. At its end the striking head is rounded and provided with round protuberances, similar to buttons, intended to strengthen the percussion effect. The ''bulibuli'' can be decorated with inlays (shells, etc.).<ref>''Bulletin of the Fiji Museum'', Numéros 1 à 2, Fiji Museum, 1973, p.18</ref>
==See also== * Culacula * Gata * Sali * Totokia * Ula
== Bibliography == * Fergus Clunie, ''Fijian weapons and warfare.'' Fiji Museum 2003, {{ISBN|978-982-208-006-3}}. * John Charles Edler, Terence Barrow, ''Art of Polynesia'', Hemmeter Publishing Corporation, 1990. * Jean-Edouard Carlier, ''Archipels Fidji - Tonga - Samoa: La Polynésie Occidentale'', Voyageurs & curieux, 2005. * Rod Ewins, ''Fijian Artefacts: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection'', Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1982.
==References== {{reflist}}
==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}}.
{{Weapons}} {{Melanesia}}
Category:Clubs (weapon) Category:Ritual weapons Category:Weapons of Fiji
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