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Dance Club (gugu)

Description:
Clubs were one of the most important art forms on Fiji and are found in many shapes and styles. Treasured possessions, they were used by men as weapons, dance wands and as indicators of rank. Clubs of this type were for dancing. Often mistakenly identified with the lotus, their form comes from a stylized depiction of the flat butterfly fish, gug... Fiji
Display date:
19th century
Location:
Fiji
Collections:
Digital Public Library of America
Contributors:
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Content partner:
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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