Zemanek-Münster

Club "gugu" or "siriti"

Fidji Islands
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

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