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Club "alafolo" ·  Solomon Islands - Malaita · ID: 3034550

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Provenance
American Collection
Size
H: 96 cm
H: 37.8 inch

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, the top of the blade with ridge to each side below panels of incised ornaments accentuated with kaolin, double flange to the top of the cylindrical grip, frigate bird motifs above the grip, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion


The object Club “alafolo” with the object ID 3034550 was last part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction at March 9, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 46.

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Comparing literature

Solomon Island Art, The Conru Collection, Quart (Aosta) 2008, p. 117


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