Club
Buka Island sword clubs are extremely rare and bear a striking resemblance to the sword clubs of Arnhemland and New Britain. The also have strong Bougainville-Buka art style characteristics evident in the anthropomorphic designs.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 33/1953/11c
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Arms and armour
- Collection Area Region
- MELAN
- Material
- palmwood
- Common Name
- club
- Simple Name
- club
- Production County
- Buka Island
- Production Country
- Solomon Islands
- Production Year High
- 1953
