Club "afui" or "alafolo" ·  Solomon Islands - Malaita · ID: 3036607

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”.

Comparing literature

Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, ill. 65