Deux massues de combat ·  Australie · ID: 3049995

Description

a) nail club, southeastern Australia, hardwood, iron nails, l: 73 cm
b) club, southeastern Australia, hardwood, L: 61 cm

Aboriginals in eastern Australia used a wide range of clubs for fighting and hunting.

Feuding occurred mainly between clans or local groups, but fights within camps were a common event. Vendettas were carried on for years and often led to numerous deaths.

Generally the main purpose of warfare was to avenge an insult or crime or to capture women - never to capture the land or other possessions of an enemy.

L’objet Deux massues de combat numéro d’objet 3049995, a fait partie de la 101e vente aux enchères le 11 novembre 2023, numéro de lot 54 et est actuellement disponible pour 500 € en Vente libre.

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Littérature comparée

Carrick, John (ed.), Art of the first Australians, Camperdown o.J., p. 20, ill. 223 (a) / p. 19, ill. 215 (b)