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A Rare Papua New Guinea Kukukuku
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Stone War Club, Eastern Highlands
$2,200
£1,675.25
€1,929.01
CA$3,117.59
A$3,353.42
CHF 1,792.16
MX$39,527.24
NOK 22,594.99
SEK 20,656.11
DKK 14,412.96
About the Item
This rare antique Kukukuku (pronounced "cookah-cookah") war club is from the remote Morobe Province located within the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea.
The head is carved from a hardstone with rows of segmented protrusions, (one protrusion missing), then fitted over a tapering wooden shaft bound with woven rattan fibres, and secured by a spliced-in wedge.
(According to tribal lore, a missing protrusion is intentionally removed to indicate a kill).
The dimensions noted are those measured as illustrated.
PROVENANCE: Purchased by direct descent from the family of Dr. George P. Holland, noted Entomologist and former Director of The Entomology Research Institute at the Canadian Department of Agriculture.
Dr. Holland obtained this and other indigenous artefacts while on a 5 month scientific research expedition to Papua New Guinea in 1957.
In 1967 Dr. Holland was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
- Dimensions:Height: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)Depth: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
- Style:Tribal (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. The handle showing splits and surface abrasions.
- Seller Location:Ottawa, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2728320087402
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