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