Artifact Number:
D.03226
Object:
Club
Banga bua
Material:
WOOD, CORDAGE
Dimensions:
61 x 5 x 8 cm
Origin:
Ndeni, Santa Cruz, Solomon Islands, Melanesia
Comments:
Wooden shark mallet with sennit fiber handle grip.
"Bange bua." This belonged to Meliota of Nabalue, south coast of Santa Cruz. Marks on handle are his tally of sharks he has killed with it. Shark is clubbed to death after being noosed and played to exhaustion.
This object is associated with Meliota
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