Zemanek-Münster

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

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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 63,5 cm
H: 25.0 inch

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.


Comparing literature

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


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