Kinikini
| Kinikini | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Kinikini |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Fiji Islands, ethnic groups of the Fiji Islands |
| Distribution: | Fiji Islands |
| Overall length: | about 150 cm |
| Blade width: | about 50 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
| Lists on the subject | |
The kinikini is a club of the inhabitants of the Fiji Islands in the form of a leaf or oar club. It served as a combat and professional weapon for chiefs and priests.
description
The kinikini is made of wood. The shaft is made slightly oval. The head is flat and similar to a shark fin. The edges are flattened and sharp. The entire face of the striking head is decorated with traditional patterns. The patterns are laid out with white coral paste to make them stand out against the dark underground. The possession and use of the Kinikini were reserved exclusively for priests and chiefs. It was used not only as a striking weapon, but also as a shield against arrows. There are different versions of the Kinikini that differ in shape and decoration.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Example of a picture and description in the Pitt Rivers Museum , inventory no. 1920.43.1 , accessed January 12, 2012
literature
- Purissima Benitez-Johannot, Jean Paul Barbier , Alain-Michel Boyer, Musée Barbier-Mueller , Boucliers d'Afrique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie du musée Barbier-Mueller , Verlag Adam Biro, 1998, page 228, ISBN 978-2-87660-226-7
- Diagram Group, The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 BC to the 21st Century , St. Martin's Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-312-36832-6
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Rod Ewins, Fijian artefacts: The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection , Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 1982
- Douglas Newton, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Arts of the South Seas: island Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia; the collections of the Musée Barbier-Mueller , Verlag Prestel, 1999, ISBN 978-3-7913-2092-2
Web links
Commons : Keulen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
