Subject: kumatola warrior chief
Culture: Trobriand Islander / Massim
Setting: Trobriand Islands late 19th - mid 20th c
Object: pulata club
Tropenmuseum Amsterdam > Nieuw-Guinea *
"Knots Hout. Massimgebied,
Papoea Nieuw-Guinea. 20ste eeuw."
* Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall
"Club wood, lime Trobriand Islands" ...
"Club wood, lime Trobriand Islands ...
Incised curvilinear patterns are derived from birds
(especially the frigate bird) and natural phenomena.
Lime is usually rubbed into the incisions to highlight the designs." ...
4 Kahunas Tiki Lounge *
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art > Weapons and Warriors: The Art of Armaments *
"New Guinea Ceremonial War Club wood ...
The wood was carved then slaked with lime for decoration."
