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