Kaluweria | Walking stick. Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea

Kaluweria. Walking stick of ebony or other hardwood. Used sometimes as light weapon in village brawls.

Kaluweria

Walking stick made of ebony or other hardwood.

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Object/Medium

Walking stick
Locality

Trobriand Islands, Massim, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Collector

Dr Bronislaw Malinowski
Date Collected

1915 - 1918
Object Measurements

1050 mm (Length), 25 mm (Width), 25 mm (Height), 25 mm (Outside Diameter)
Collection Names

Robert Mond Collection, Bronislaw Malinowski Collection
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Anthropology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Pacific Cultures