18 CLUB TYPES OF NUCLEAR POLYNESIA. 
a general division between the shorter clubs intended for use with one 
hand and the great two-handed weapons. ‘The material in hand may 
be grouped as follows: 27 inches long, 1; 31 to 34.5 inches, 4; 37 
inches, 1; 39 to 42.5 inches, 9; 43.5 to 46 inches, 7; 49 inches, I. 
Upon measurements to be derived from other series elsewhere 
preserved we should expect to find the line dividing the long from the 
short at 39 inches; in this group we sum 6 pieces shorter than that, 
17 longer. The measurements of the hafts afford table 2. 
Here three haft sizes are apparent: 3.75 inches to 4.25 inches with 
5 pieces; 4.5 to 5.5 inches, 16; 7 to 7.5 inches, 2. In general, the 
lesser haft corresponds with the lesser length of the weapon, yet the 
haft size is governed by the grasp of the fingers. It is possible to find 
a distinction between the one-handed and the two-handed clubs. 
Thus the smallest haft is found on a billet which by reason of its length 
requires both hands to wield it. In the other direction we find but 
two of the short clubs (2492 and 3100 b) which have a haft of 5 inches. 
In the case of the two-handed clubs the size of haft within such limits 
TABLE 2. 
Length : 
(inches). Piece No. 
3°75 3780 € 
4 3177, 3100 @, 3147 
4.25 2265 
4-5 3780 ¢ 
4.75 3184, 3144 
5 3147 a, 2267, 2492, 3186 
3100 b, 3780 d, 3780, 3780 a 
5-25 3143, 2493 
5:5 3185, 2491, 2490 
7 2488 
hed 2489 
as are here observed counts for nothing, for the employment of both 
hands establishes a firm hold on any dimension which it might be in 
other respects convenient to employ. When the security of the club 
in the swinging and still more in the shock of impact depends upon the 
clutch of a single hand, the extent is distinctly limited by the distance 
at which the thumb may be apart from the opposing fingers and yet 
exert an effective clutch. 
Not limited by the physics of the fingers, the measurements of the 
butt are conditioned by two factors which we may not wholly dis- 
tinguish, yet which will be recognized as effective. One factor is the 
adjustment of the weight essential to the impact force of the weapon 
at such a point as to bring the center of gravity effectively far from the 
grip, the other is to adjust this physical constant to the cosmetic 
instinct of producing not only an effective club, but a handsome one. 
