KANAK WAR CLUB

A weapon as well as an instrument of prestige, the club was carried on all solemn occasions. Worn on the shoulder during palavers, it was brandished during speeches offered at ceremonial meetings with dances or as a gift for a marriage proposal.

Provenance: Steffen Patzwahl, Belgium

New Caledonia
Wood, 60 cm
Price:  €  1.500,-