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A collection of five Fijian Ula throwing clubs, all 18/19th…
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Sydney
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8-May-2016
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A collection of five Fijian Ula throwing clubs, all 18/19th century, [5], includes four ball headed clubs (one with human tooth inlay). All have finely carved tavatava designs on the handles and another Ula with Lobbed head and serrated edged inlay to bottom of handle. All have old shiny aged patina. Provenance: Robert Henry Pulleine (1869-1935), physician and naturalist, was born on 7 June 1869 at Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand, Son of Frederick Arthur Pulleine, later first registrar of the South Australian school of Mines and Industries, and his wife Lucy Jane, nee butt. His childhood was spent in Fiji. The family moved to Adelaide in 1881 and Robert attended the Collegiate school of St Peter before working at the Public library of South Australia in 1885-87, in the neighbouring South Australian Museum he developed his interest in natural science / Todd Barlin collection. L. 41 cm to 43 cm
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Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific