Club "bowai"
Îles Fidji
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Provenance
French Private CollectionTaille
H:111 cm
H:43.7 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, black spots, the beating zone decorated with incised zigzag patterns and notched ornaments, min. dam., small missing parts, fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
used as weapon in combat, if the need arose, a Fijian chief could deploy the “bowai” to “discipline” his wife.