Massue "afui" ou "alafolo" · Îles Salomon - Malaita · ID: 3051959
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Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, GermanyDescription
wood, shell inlay,
The nose-shaped ridges “ako’akona” give the clubs the appearance of a highly stylised face. They are used in battle; an enemy is struck “with the edges of the club not the noses”.
Littérature comparée
Conru, Kevin, Solomon Islands Art, Milan 2008, p. 117, ill. 65