Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities - 20th February 2024

Lot 279

A rare Fiji throwing club i ula soba

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000

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Description

A rare Fiji throwing club i ula soba
Melanesia
the head representing a vudi flower head, and with a zig-zag carved grip,
42.5cm long.

Provenance
The van Raalte Collection, UK.

cf. Fergus Clunie, Fijian Weapons & Warfare, 2003, p.141, fig 20 i, this type of throwing club was based on the fruit head of the vudi plantain bunch.