Parrying club "roromaraugi" · Solomon Islands · ID: 3052416
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 98 cm
H: 38.6 inch
Description
hardwood, traces of usage
The islanders of the southeastern region used a distinctive type of shield club, which was held in the left hand and maneuvered to deflect an opponent’s spears. Its upward-curving blade evokes the image of a diving fish with a prominent dorsal fin.
The object Parrying club “roromaraugi” with the object ID 3052416 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 52 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.
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Comparing literature
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 270, ill. 4