Throwing club "ula kitu" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3050080
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.
The object Throwing club “ula kitu” with the object ID 3050080 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 39 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.
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Comparing literature
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 232, ill. 93