An ancient Kanak war club known as a "bird's beak". - Lot 129

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An ancient Kanak war club known as a "bird's beak". - Lot 129
An ancient Kanak war club known as a "bird's beak". The most commonly used name seems to be go porowa ra maru, which is the Paici language name for the center of the Grande Île. It's mainly a representation of the cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus), an endemic bird that is now emblematic of New Caledonia, which activates a crest of feathers on the back of its head during mating rituals, as the back of this bird's head-or-beak club reminds us. New Caledonia, Melanesia. Wood with a good patina of age and use. 63 x 20 cm. 19th century.
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