Club "sali" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3050075
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
Hellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Size
L: 107 cm
L: 42.1 inch
Description
heavy wood,
This club commonly referred to as a “gunstock” club by Westerners because of its supposed resemblance to a musket. The shape, however, is said to be based on the clawed sali flower, a wild banana-like plant.
Comparing literature
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 237, ill. 109