Club "gugu" or "siriti" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3050076
sold
EUR 1,800
Size
L: 87 cm
L: 34.3 inch
Description
heavy wood,
The club head is modelled on a type of river fish named “gugu” or “tivitivi”.
Such clubs are considered to come from the interior of Viti Levu and to have been a special club for use in dances rather than combat.
Comparing literature
Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 256, ill. 238