Massue de guerre "bowai" ("povai") · Tonga · ID: 3045258
Vendu
400 €
Provenance
Johann F. Gustav Umlauff (1833-1889), Hamburg, GermanyHolger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
Description
wood, white pigment, collection number “20/73/UML”
Besides Tonga, this “billet-type” club is found on Fidji and Samoa.
Littérature comparée
van Duuren, David & Tristan Mostert, Curiosities from the Pacific Ocean, Leiden 2007, p. 67