War club · Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim · ID: 3035895
Description
wood, black patina, white pigment, flat club head decorated with incised ornaments, accentuated by white pigment, a flat upper rim provided with a row of drilled holes (for attachment of ornament), slighltly dam., abrasion of paint;
at the far eastern point of New Guinea lies Milne Bay and the islands of the Massim Area, often incorrectly referred to as the “Trobriands”. The Massims designs are often based on stylized bird heads, which are carved in an interlocking manner to form a type of “Greek” scrolling.
The object War club with the object ID 3035895 was last part of the auction 75th tribal art auction at November 30, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 35.
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