Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru" ·  New Caledonia, Kanak · ID: 3040048

Description

wood, middle brown patina, circular shaft, fibre cuff attached by band of red fabric, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
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 3040048 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 75.

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Comparing literature

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