Excellent Wooden Supe Club – Santa Catalina, Solomon Islands Symbol of Warrior Power – Fine Shell Inlay – Field Collected In Situ (1980) This superb wooden supe club comes from Santa Catalina Island in the Solomon Islands, one of the region’s renowned centres of finely crafted traditional weaponry. The supe is both a fighting club and a ceremonial dance emblem, carried by warriors to demonstrate rank, courage, and authority. Carved from a single piece of hard, resilient tropical wood, the club displays the elegant, slightly flared form characteristic of Santa Catalina craftsmanship. The surface is decorated with precise shell inlay, creating a striking contrast and enhancing the club’s status as an object of prestige. Field collected in situ in 1980, this piece retains full authenticity, with a rich patina and clear signs of traditional handling. Supe clubs from Santa Catalina are especially prized for their refined workmanship and their cultural role in both combat and ceremonial display. An outstanding collector’s piece: powerful in presence, elegant in design, and firmly rooted in the warrior traditions of the Solomon Islands. Packed with care Sending worldwide Sold by Koos Knol, ethnographer and anthropologist, dealer of Papua Tribal Art for more than 30 years, expert and author of the book “Papua Blues”, written in Dutch. (Maybe in English next year.)  Published end of October 2024 A book about inside stories, a book that deals with the many encounters with special people in West Papua, the impressive experiences that the author has, about special encounters with men and women who tell him about secret things, about ethnographic objects and initiate him into the rituals and ceremonies. A must have for collectors, ethnographers, ethnologists, anthropologists and museums   Google:Papua Blues Koos Knol