wood, slightly shiny brown patina, delicate shaft, heavy bowl-shaped club 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.
H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch
Provenance:
Wim Bauman, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Lit.: Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 472, ill. 545
Continent: Oceania

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