CLUB, AKAU TAU, 19TH CENTURY
TONGA
Estimate: £600 - £900
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
carved wood, the round handle leading to a squared striking edge, with intricate incised geometric decoration at both ends
Dimensions
109cm long
Provenance
Clive Loveless, London
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired from the above
Footnote
Literature: Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesia Art, Adrian L. Kaeppler, University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2010, related example, figs. 177 & 179, pages 254 & 255