Throwing club "ula kitu"
Fidji Islands
sold
EUR 350
Provenance
Hellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Size
L: 41 cm
L: 16.1 inch
Description
wood,
Throwing clubs were known to early sailors and explorers as “handy Billy” because of the speed and accuracy with which they were hurled and because of the weapon’s convenient portability.
These clubs were a staple of the armament of the Fijian warrior who carried one to three in his waistband.