Zemanek-Münster

Club "cali" or "sali" ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3051951

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Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany
Size
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”.


Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 257, ill. 240 Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 237, ill. 109


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