Club "cali" or "sali" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3051951
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Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanySize
L: 89 cm
L: 35.0 inch
Description
heavy wood,
According to Hooper, clubs with engraved cross-hatching on both cheeks of the club head are called “cali”, while spurred clubs of the same shape with knobbed patterns are called “sali”.
The object Club “cali” or “sali” with the object ID 3051951 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 171.
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Comparing literature
Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 257, ill. 240 Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 237, ill. 109