War club "dromudromu" ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3037380

Description

of heavy wood (mostly made from the rootball and trunk of a young ironwood sapling), massive form, the natural given branches forming burls around the clubs head, vertical bands with zigzag-ornaments in the handle zone, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of usage

The object War club “dromudromu” with the object ID 3037380 was part of the auction 78th tribal art auction on October 18, 2014. The object with the lot number 51 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000 with an asking price of EUR 600.

Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about Oceanian art.

Comparing literature

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, ill. 541