A roromaraugi is a parrying shield from San Cristobal Island in the Solomon Islands.

Warrior with wicker shield and parrying club, Solomon Islands

Uses

It was used to deflect the enemy’s arrows and spears. It has a broad sickle shaped head that is separated by a well-marked central ridge with an ergot at his back. The handle is often finished by an

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sculpture and the whole is done in very hard wood. It was also used in war dances and measures more or less 150 cm. It should not be confused with the ''

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'' which does not have an ergot and looks more like a leaf.Deborah Waite, ''Art of the Solomon Islands : The Conru Collection'', 2008, p.113

References

Bibliography

* Purissima Benitez, Jean-Paul Barbier, Alain-Michel Boyer, ''Boucliers d’Afrique, d’Asie du Sud-Est et d’Océanie'', Paris, Éditions Adam Biro, 1998. Clubs (weapon) Primitive weapons Ritual weapons Shields Solomon Islands culture {{Shield-stub