Kanak club - Oceania

Ga Porova Ra Maru Bird Head Club New Caledonia Wood, 71 cm Provenance: Alexandre Bernand collection, Paris European private collection

New Caledonian Kanak War Club, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, with chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 31'' x 4'' x 4'' (79 x 10 x 10 cm).

New Caledonia, circa 19th century. A good example, with classic flanged head and cylindrical grip. Dimensions: 25 1/4" long

Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, 19th/ Early 20th C. These bird head clubs, used in close combat by warriors in New Caledonia, were carved from the gnarly crotch of a hardwood tree to maintai

Battle Club, Kanak People, New Caledonia, Melanesia, 19th-Early 20th C. Often referred to as phallic clubs. This example with chip decorations beneath head and slight serpentine curve to shaft that en

2 New Caledonian Kanak War Clubs, Melanesia. Often referred to as phallic clubs, one with cloth and plant fiber bound handle and chip carved decoration at head. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca

Kanak Bird Head Club, New Caledonia. The distinctively shaped "porowa ra maru" or bird head clubs of New Caledonia were prestigious objects created for use by chiefs. The clubs symbolized wealth and h

Vogelkopfkeule, "porowa ra maru" Kanak, Neukaledonien Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 76 cm. Provenienz: Gérald Minkoff (1937-2009) und Muriel Olesen (1948-2020), Genf. Gérald Minkoff und

AN EARLY FOSSILISED WOOD PRE CONTACT BIRD HEAD CLUB possibly Kanak. 37 cm x 18 cm.

Oceania, New Caledonia, Kanak, ca. early 20th century CE. A wooden tapa beater, used for making cloth, hand-made from tropical hardwood with a rich red-brown hue. A cylindrical handle forms one end of

Rare Kanak scepter called "star club", named after the first English colonists in the Pacific for the star shape of the upper part. Attached is an image that testifies to some drawings dating back to

OCEANIA FIJI ISLANDS DOUBLE-HEADED SALI WAR CLUB, Early-to-mid 20th Century. Patinated example of the distinctive double-headed sali war club. This style of war club is recognizable given its striking

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine kotiate club, a traditional type of weapon, hand-carved from a hard wood and inlaid with in

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early 20th century CE. A gorgeous and special example of a traditional paddle shaped club made from jadeite. Clubs carved from jade and other

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous u'u club, hand-carved from iron wood and meticulously polished to a smooth textured feel. The club's classi

Oceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A long, heavy, dark wood club, also known as an akau, with a long, gently broadening handle and a striking end with a deeply ridg

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming a cross motif on one side and the eyes of Janus-faced zoomorphic motifs on

Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive example of a hand-carved wooden throwing club known in Fiji as an I Ula Tavatava. The club has a bulbous head with several protrudi

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a c

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Lower Sepik River, ca. 1920 CE. A large, dark wood war club with a human figure forming its handle. The figure's face is long, with wide eyes and a pronounced nose; he wears

Oceania, Solomon Islands, Rennell Island (Mugaba), ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinatingly-shaped dance club, hand-carved from dark wood and stained to be almost black in color. The upper portion i

Oceania, Austral Islands, ca. mid 20th century CE. A large, ceremonial club with swirling carvings and an anthropomorphic figure. Size: 10.5" W x 32" H (26.7 cm x 81.3 cm); 35.5" H (90.2 cm) on includ

**First Time At Auction** Oceania, Samoa, Pago Pago, ca. 1890s CE. A large, hand-carved wooden war club with a flat, blade-like face with a small hook on one side, a toothed edge along the other side,

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming the eyes of an acrobatic anthropomorphc figure that is on one side. The ha