Parrying club "roromaraugi" · Solomon Islands · ID: 3052416
Starting price
EUR 1,000
Estimated price
EUR 2,000
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.
Comparing literature
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 270, ill. 4