Fijian Ula throwing clubs from Pulleine collection

A collection of five Fijian Ula throwing clubs, all 18/19th…
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A collection of five Fijian Ula throwing clubs, all 18/19th century, [5], includes four ball headed clubs (one with human tooth inlay). All have finely carved tavatava designs on the handles and another Ula with Lobbed head and serrated edged inlay to bottom of handle. All have old shiny aged patina. Provenance: Robert Henry Pulleine (1869-1935), physician and naturalist, was born on 7 June 1869 at Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand, Son of Frederick Arthur Pulleine, later first registrar of the South Australian school of Mines and Industries, and his wife Lucy Jane, nee butt. His childhood was spent in Fiji. The family moved to Adelaide in 1881 and Robert attended the Collegiate school of St Peter before working at the Public library of South Australia in 1885-87, in the neighbouring South Australian Museum he developed his interest in natural science / Todd Barlin collection. L. 41 cm to 43 cm

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  • Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.

    As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.

    Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
  • School of .... - In the opinion of the cataloguer, a work by a pupil or follower of the artist.

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