War club "ne'i na-hit"

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Description

iron wood,

This is a fine example of an “octopus type” club found in southern Malakula and parts of Ambrym.

This type of club was collected during Captain Cook’s visit to Malakula in 1774 and was published in an engraving by James Roberts (cf. Hooper, 2021, p. 225, fig. 83).

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Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven (ed.), Power and Prestige. The Art of Clubs in Oceania, Exhibition catalogue, Venice 2021, p. 229, ill. 86

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