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Club "afui" or "alafolo" ·  Solomon Islands - Malaita · ID: 3051959

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Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 83,5 cm
L: 32.9 inch

Description

wood, shell inlay,

The nose-shaped ridges “ako’akona” give the clubs the appearance of a highly stylised face. They are used in battle; an enemy is struck “with the edges of the club not the noses”.


The object Club “afui” or “alafolo” with the object ID 3051959 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 177.

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Comparing literature

Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 117, ill. 65


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