Parrying club "roromaraugi" · Îles Salomon · ID: 3052416
Prix d'appel
1 000 €
Prix d'Estimation
2 000 €
Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, SwitzerlandDescription
hardwood, traces of usage
The islanders of the southeastern region used a distinctive type of shield club, which was held in the left hand and maneuvered to deflect an opponent’s spears. Its upward-curving blade evokes the image of a diving fish with a prominent dorsal fin.
Littérature comparée
Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 270, ill. 4