War club "sali" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3045382
sold
EUR 1,800
Provenance
German Collection, BerlinSize
L: 105 cm
L: 41.3 inch
Description
heavy wood,
Such clubs with larger knob-like designs on both cheeks of the club head are called “sali” - referring to the clawed flower of a species of banana-like plant.
The object War club “sali” with the object ID 3045382 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 60 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.
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Comparing literature
Hooper, Steven, Fiji, Norwich 2016, p. 257