Throwing club "ula kobo", Fidji Islands, Size: L: 41,5 cm (L: 16.3 inch), ID: 3051953

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Lot 179

Throwing club "ula kobo" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3051953

sold EUR 800

Provenance

Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany

Size

L: 41,5 cm

L: 16.3 inch

Description

wood, plant fibre, animal teeth,

This massive club was crafted from the rootstock of a large shrub. Animal teeth have been worked into the upper end of the shaft at one point. The grip zone is decorated with incised ornamentation and set off from the shaft with a plant fibre wrap.

Comparing literature

Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 233, ill. 97

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