Massue "patu onewa" · Nouvelle-Zélande, Maori · ID: 3050089
Prix
5 000 €
Frais supplémentaires : 27% de commission, TVA, expédition et assurance transport
Provenance
Hellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Description
greywacke or basalt,
This type of short-handled club features a flat elongated blade with sharp striking edge. The term “patu” means to strike, hit or subdue in Maori.
Finely finished, these flat bladed weapons could be made from wood, stone, whalebone and even prestigious greenstone.
Littérature comparée
Kaeppler, Adrienne, Polynesia, Honolulu 2010, p. 348, ill. 491