"Sword Mass Called Kerepa Culture Massim, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay, Papua 19th Century."
SWORD MASS called KerepaMassim culture, Trobriand Islands, Milne Bay province, Papua New Guinea
Late 19th century
Wood, pigments and plant fibers
H.: 64; L.: 9; Thickness: 3.5 cm
Club in the shape of a palette, with characteristic sections engraved with doka, enhanced with white, intended to put an end to societal problems in the village.
No. 78 of the exhibition "Australia Oceania line and form"
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