Register Auction 104
Zemanek-Münster

Club

Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Gulf or Morobe provinces, Anga
Price EUR 1,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
American Private Collection
Size
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

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