"Combat Club – Fiji Islands"
Combat club – Fiji IslandsTotokia type club carved from hard wood, consisting of a slightly curved stick ending in a starry bulge evoking the fruit of the pandanus. The blunt tip of the weapon, which is in principle inspired by a bird's beak, evokes more here and in an original way a phallus.
Remains of fiber ornaments on the handle.
Provenance: – Atelier Edouard Goerg, Ribeyre & Baron, March 27, 2017 – Private collection, Paris
REGION: Fiji Islands
MATERIAL: Wood
PERIOD: 20th century
LENGTH: 78 cm
(Base)
Inventory number: OS030
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