WAR CLUBE
Solomon Islands, Melanesia
First half of the 20th century
Drink
Length: 89 cm; Width: 6 cm

A puzzle made of one piece of wood with a flat head, decorated with cartouches – one of which has horizontal incisions and also two slight rectangular protuberances – giving it anthropomorphic features.
The handle, cylindrical in section, ends in the shape of a spherical pommel.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

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