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310 - Kanak club, New Caledonia, wood, H.73cmxW.28cm. This "bird's head" puzzle - as they were called by Europeans as soon as they were discovered in the 18th century - features one of the most emblematic forms of Caledonian weapons: "The beak, stretched into a long fine point, has only a slight central ridge; the eyes are flat half-balls; the neck guard is linked to the shaft" (Sarasin, Ethnographie des Kanak de Nouvelle-Calédonie et des Îles Loyauté (1911-1912), 1929, p. 176).
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€400 - 600Sale fees
Kanak club, New Caledonia, wood, H.73cmxW.28cm. This "bird's head" puzzle - as they were called by Europeans as soon as they were discovered in the 18th century - features one of the most emblematic forms of Caledonian weapons: "The beak, stretched into a long fine point, has only a slight central ridge; the eyes are flat half-balls; the neck guard is linked to the shaft" (Sarasin, Ethnographie des Kanak de Nouvelle-Calédonie et des Îles Loyauté (1911-1912), 1929, p. 176).
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