Zemanek-Münster

Massive club "sali" with knob-like design ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3051949

not available anymore
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 104 cm
L: 40.9 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 of a species of banana-like plant.


Comparing literature

Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 237, ill. 111


Subscribe to our newsletter

Join over 10,000 tribal art collectors. Don't miss out on upcoming news and auctions.

Subscribe today