Massue "bowai" ·  Îles Fidji · ID: 3051973

Description

hard wood,

These massive clubs made of extremely heavy wood were designed to smash skulls with one blow (“head-breaker” club). They were favored by Fijian and Tongan warriors.

From the earliest reports, Fiji was characterized as having endemic warfare, the causes of which ranged from raiding for sacrificial victims to disputes over chiefly precedence, women and land. Fiji also produced the greatest variety of weapons including clubs, of any Oceanic culture.

L’objet Massue “bowai” avec l’ID d’objet 3051973 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente aux enchères 104 dans 12 avril 2025 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 165 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 240, ill. 125 ff.