STERNUM-PERCING MASSUE Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, Melanesia Late 19th – early 20th century

STERNUM-PIERCING MASSUE
Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, Melanesia
End of the 19th – beginning of the 20th century
Wood and plant fibers
H.: 126; L.: 4 cm

Sternum-piercing club in monoxyl wood, with a cylindrical handle, fitted with ligatures made of finely braided plant fibers on the proximal part and a head sculpted into a conical point on the distal end.

On bronze base Jacques Lebrat

Very good condition.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

Ref: 5296