Club · Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Gulf or Morobe provinces, Anga · ID: 3048327
Price
EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
American Private CollectionSize
L: 68 cm
L: 26.8 inch
Description
wood, lime, red and yellow ochre, base
These clubs are strengthened by the fact that the grain of the wood follows the right-angle turn from the handle to the blade.
They were hidden by the Anga warriors in bark-cloth capes. They were revealed only to attack an enemy.
Comparing literature
Friede, John et. al. (ed.), New Guinea Highlands, New York 2017, p. 222, Fig. 10.34 A-B