War club - New Caledonia, Kanak

A group of 3 African objects including 1 wooden staff, 1 brass Ogbonie staff & 1 New Caledonia war club. c.20th century.. In most cases the date is a 20th century attribution is an indication of styli

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).

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

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

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

Kanak Spear Element with Mask, New Caledonia, 19th century, cut from a war spear, the slender wood shaft with a carved mask, framed on either end by decorative engraved devices, dark, encrusted patina

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

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

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

Antique Tolai War Club, East New Britain, Late 19th C. Collected around 1906 by Gottfried Schmidt, a German colonial official. Made of black palm wood with elegant form and fine aged patina. Provenanc

A Nulla Nulla ironwood war club, used by natives of Dutch New Guinea ( Papua and West Papua New Guinea) to fend off enemy natives. Carved and etched with a raised geometric motif on both sides. Measur

Kukukuku Pineapple Stone War Club, Papua New Guinea. A hand carved stone "pineapple" head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft. Size: 33'' x 3.5'' (84 x 9 cm).

Large Antique Star Mace War Club, Papua New Guinea. Size: 8'' x 52.5'' x 8'' (20 x 133 x 20 cm).

2 Kukukuku Stone Star Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea. From the collection of Joseph Salamanca. Size: 1) 28'' x 6'' x 5'' (71 x 15 x 13 cm); 2) 41'' x 5'' x 5.5'' (104 x 13 x 14 cm).

2 Kukukuku Pineapple Stone War Clubs, Papua New Guinea. Hand carved stone "pineapple" heads fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shafts. Size: 1) 28.5'' x 5'' x 3.5'' (72 x

2 Stone Mace War Clubs, Papua New Guinea, Late 19th/Early 20th C. A hand carved stone star head fitted over woven rattan fiber and affixed to a tapering wooden shaft, and the other with a smooth, roun

Decorative Trobriand Warclub - Papua New Guinea. Measuring approximately 32" X 4", this club was collected and cataloged by an American expat living, and working in New Guinea in the mid-1970s. || Ple

A Maori War Club Paddle New Zealand, Circa 20th Century A.D. Length 14 inches (35 cm). Property from the Collection of Dr. James Dawson, Manchester, Kentucky Provenance: Brunk Auctions, Ashville, Nort

A Maori War Club, tewhatewha New Zealand, 19th century Hardwood with a glossy patina from handling, especially on the shaft. A finely carved manaia head on the shaft. P

A fine early to mid century Melanesian mushroom head war club Malakula Vanuatu / New Hebrides. The club is carved from a very heavy dense wood with black surface patina and signs of handling. The club

Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C. Flat tapering form with raised medial line. Most of shaft covered with very finely woven sennit binding. Provenance: Faganarms, Clinton Towhnship, MI. From the collec

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