Club Fragment

Artist:Malakula

Medium: Wood, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Northeastern Malakula, Malakula, Malampa Province, Vanuatu
• Southeastern Ambrym, Ambrym, Vanuatu

Dates:20th century

Dimensions: 7 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3 in. (19.1 x 8.3 x 7.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Exhibitions:

• In Pursuit of the Spiritual: Oceanic Art Given by Mr. and Mrs. John A. Friede and Mrs. Melville W. Hall

Accession Number: 86.229.7

Image: 86.229.7_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Club. Wood, pigment. thick shaft of wood tapered to a point (at bottom) with incised concentric teardrop forms and at top end a diamond-shaped face in high-relief with blue pigment coloring on opposite quadrants of the face. Black paint on upper section of club, absent from middle and lower section but in its stead a smooth patina.

Brooklyn Museum