Club, vunikau vividrasa, made of carved wood, coconut fibers, and...
Club, vunikau vividrasa, made of carved wood, coconut fibers, and pigments, with an old label; Fiji Islands; first half of the 19th century; shows signs of wear. L. 113 cm. Comparable example: Former collections of the Louvre’s Musée de Marine, the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Paris, Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, inv. 72.84.274, reproduced in the catalog *Fidji Face à Face, 1838*, p. 65.
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Club, vunikau vividrasa, made of carved wood, coconut fibers, and pigments, with an old label; Fiji Islands; first half of the 19th century; shows signs of wear. L. 113 cm. Comparable example: Former collections of the Louvre’s Musée de Marine, the Musée d’Archéologie Nationale, and the Musée National des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Paris, Musée du Quai Branly–Jacques Chirac, inv. 72.84.274, reproduced in the catalog *Fidji Face à Face, 1838*, p. 65.