Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru" ·  New Caledonia, Kanak · ID: 3038146

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, circular shaft, cloth cuff attached by plaited plant fibres, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
war club shaped like the head of a stylized bird. 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 3038146 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 55 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,000.

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Comparing literature

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