Club "kiakavo vividrasa"

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Description

heavy wood, remains of an old label “Gewehrkolben Keule / Fidji”, handwritten collection no. “II/1124”

According to Hooper, “kiakavo” have been considered dance clubs since the late 19th century. They are still made for this purpose today.

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Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 264, ill. 257 Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 239, ill. 123 Rossi, Milène C., Keulen und ihre Funktion in den Gesellschaften Ozeaniens, Wien 2015, p. 139, ill. 50 & p. 255, ill. 117

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