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Early fine Kukukuku pineapple stone headed club, Morobe…
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Sydney
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4-May-2022
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Early fine Kukukuku pineapple stone headed club, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Carved hardwood, stone and woven natural fibre. The Angu or Anga people, also called Kukukuku (pronounced 'Cookah-cookah') live mainly in the high, mountainous region of south-western Morobe province of Papua New Guinea. Even though they are a short people, often less than five feet tall, they were once feared for their violent raids on more peaceful villages living in lower valleys. The stone club heads came in a variety of shapes and forms and are remarkably the only really aesthetic objects this group created, length 85 x 8 cm. Provenance: Ex Leo Fleischmann collection Lf/C55, Sydney. Private collection, Sydney
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Tribal: New Guinean