Culacula
| Culacula | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Culacula |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Fiji, ethnic groups of the Fiji Islands |
| Distribution: | Fiji Islands |
| Overall length: | about 100 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Lists on the subject | |
The culacula is a club from the Fiji Islands.
description
The culacula is about 100 cm long, consists of one piece and has a flattened head, the edges of which are thin and sharp. The shape of the culacula resembles a boat paddle . There are several versions; including some that do not have a flattened, but an angular, stepped edge. The culacula is used by ethnic groups in the Fiji Islands as a weapon and cultural object.
literature
- Douglas Newton: Visual arts in the Pacific. In: African, Pacific, and pre-Columbian art in the Indiana University Art Museum. Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana 1986, ISBN 0-253-30442-3 , pp. 87.
Web links
Commons : Keulen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Historic photo. Warrior with culacula, Museum Victoria ( Memento from August 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Culacula at Tribalmania ( Memento from August 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Culacula detail view in Travel-Webshots ( Memento from October 1st, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Culacula detail view in Travel-Webshots ( memento from September 26th, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Culacula picture credits / stamp pad of the Fiji Islands ( Memento of November 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
