Ancient Alafolo Clubs from Solomon Islands

Two old Alafolo clubs, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, both of…
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Two old Alafolo clubs, Malaita Island, Solomon Islands, both of these genuine old clubs were collected by Todd Barlin in the Kwaio area of central Malaita in the early 1980's. Kwaio people are the last fully traditional people by choice living in the isolated mountain areas. 'I was invited to visit and went with Kwaio people and it was a most interesting trip due to the many prohibitions for their traditional culture.' - Todd Barlin Provenance: The South Seas Evangelical Mission collection early 20th century 101 cm, 118 cm

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