Birdhead club "go porowa ra maru" ·  Nouvelle Calédonie, Kanak · ID: 3038146

Description

wood, shiny dark brown patina, circular shaft, cloth cuff attached by plaited plant fibres, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
war club shaped like the head of a stylized bird. When in use, a sprig of green leaves was strapped to the shaft to give the club extra power.

Littérature comparée

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 445, ill. 506