War club

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Description

hardwood, white pigment, plant fibre, animal hair, blue cotton fabric, rest. (disc-shaped beating edge)

It is noteworthy that the particularly elaborate decorative accessory is largely preserved on this club. In addition to four-armed structures made of fine plant fibre mesh, there are thin braided ribbons that look like wool threads at first glance due to the integrated fluffy fibres (couscous).

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Comparing literature

Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, The Collection of the Musée Barbier-Mueller, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 305, ill. 13

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