African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 1003
A Fiji club saulaki-ni-Colo
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Fiji club saulaki-ni-Colo
Melanesia
with a carved zig-zag handle, 19th century,
114cm long.
cf. Fergus Clunie, Fijian Weapons & Warfare, 2010, p.124, Figure 16, c. The more knobbly headed saulaki clubs used in Colo, the hill country of Vitilevu.