Club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - Malaita
not available anymore
Provenance
Private Collection, The Hague, The NetherlandsSize
H: 102 cm
H: 40.2 inch
Description
wood, shiny black patina, white lime or ground powder from a white stone called “foulafu”, round handle, the blade lense-shaped in cross-section, the top with ridge to each side below panels of incised ornaments, slightly dam., fine fissures, metal base;
the nose-shaped ridges “ako’akona” give the clubs the appearance of a highly stylized face, according they are recognized as “anthropomorphic” clubs. They are used in battle, an enemy is struck “with the edges of the club not the noses”.