Zemanek-Münster

Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru" ·  New Caledonia, Kanak · ID: 3034368

sold EUR 650
Provenance
Haig’s of Rochester, Fine Jewelry and Asian Antiques, Michigan, USA
Size
H: 55 cm
H: 21.7 inch

Description

wood, honey brown patina, min. dam., cracks, minor missing parts;
war club shaped like the head of a stylized bird or sea turtle. When in use, a sprig of green leaves was strapped to the shaft to give the club extra power.


The object Birdhead club “go porowa ra maru” with the object ID 3034368 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 44 achieved a sales price of EUR 650.

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Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 445, ill. 506


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