war club
Primitive melee weapon
A war club is a weapon designed for close combat, typically a heavy wooden stick or club, sometimes with a stone or metal head.
War clubs were used by many cultures historically, particularly associated with Indigenous peoples of North America: The warrior carried a war club with an embedded stone blade.
The term also appears in historical and fantasy contexts.
Bludgeon with flanged head
- cudgelThick wooden club
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
- mereNothing beyond what's stated
- macuahuitlAztec obsidian-edged war club
Disordered group skirmish
- chargeCost or accusation
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
- close quartersRestricted space, minimal distance
raid · ambush · duel · berserker · strike · swing · bash · crush
Ceremonial set of actions
- status symbolItem showing rank
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
- sacredWorthy of reverence
consecrated · ancestor spirits · dance · procession · investiture · blessing · offering · regalia
New Zealand's indigenous people
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- ZuluBantu language of Natal
- FijianOf a Pacific archipelago
Aboriginal · Aztec · counting coup · trophy · prestige · oral tradition · ethnographic · repatriation
mace
Bludgeon with flanged head
- cudgelThick wooden club
- shillelaghIrish wooden club-cane
- mereNothing beyond what's stated
melee
Disordered group skirmish
- chargeCost or accusation
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- hand-to-handAt grappling distance
close quarters · raid · ambush · duel · berserker · strike · swing · bash · crush · parry
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- status symbolItem showing rank
- chieftainLeader of a tribe
- insigniaDistinguishing mark of rank
sacred · consecrated · ancestor spirits · dance · procession · investiture · blessing · offering · regalia · feathered
Maori
New Zealand's indigenous people
- PolynesianOf Pacific island peoples
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- ZuluBantu language of Natal
Fijian · Aboriginal · Aztec · counting coup · trophy · prestige · oral tradition · ethnographic · repatriation
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
- bludgeonsmace, cudgel, bludgeon, truncheon, nightstick
- frontier weaponssix-shooter, peacemaker, Colt revolver, derringer, Winchester
- Native Craftsnative crafts, moccasins, beaded moccasins, dreamcatchers, quillwork
- Pacific craftstiki, lei, fishhook, fish hook, feather cloak