Throwing club "i ula drisia" ·  Îles Fidji · ID: 3035988

Description

wood, shiny brown patina, delicate shaft, heavy bowl-shaped clubs head, banded decor with zigzag ornaments, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of usage;
every Fidjian man would wear at least one “ula” thrust through his waistband, sometime in pairs like pistols. In 1884 the Reverend Thomas Williams pointed out the throwing club was a favourite murder and assassination weapon mainly because it was such a part of everyday dress that it did not arouse or excite any suspicion.

L’objet Throwing club “i ula drisia” avec l’ID d’objet 3035988 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 76th tribal art auction dans 22 mars 2014 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 71 a atteint un prix de vente de 200 €.

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Littérature comparée

Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 472, ill. 545