"Clubs" @ deYoung Museum > War Clubs

War Club: Mission-Barge
War Club: Mission-Barge
Wood axe handles, wood and glue
2008

Made specifically for the exhibition Homing Pidgin at the DeYoung Museum, these contemporary interpretation of Oceanic war clubs aim to complicate the traditional tools of war in the region. These versions take common axe handles topped with architectural models that signify certain historic events and social issues.