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Club, Chuuk (Truk), Caroline Islands

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Club
Chuuk (Truk), Caroline Islands

Length: 70 ½ in (179.1 cm)
The head of the club inscribed in black ink: "Carolines N.B. Emerson Coll secured 1884. in Nomo. from Capt. Tarol"

Condition Report:
Very good condition overall for an object of this age and rarity. Trace of an "N .B. Emerson, Hawaii" label, the "N.B." and "Hawa" remaining. Minor nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions. Some old and well-patinated losses to the very ends of the projecting arrow-shaped parts of the head. An old broken and glued portion to one side of the arrow-shaped base. A few hairline age cracks. Very fine dry aged patina, glossy in places, with some old water marks to the head.

Provenance:
Nathaniel Bright Emerson, Honolulu, acquired from "Captain Tarol" in the Nomoi (or Mortlock) Islands in 1884
Kevin Conru, Brussels
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on May 27, 2005

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Club
Chuuk (Truk), Caroline Islands

Length: 70 ½ in (179.1 cm)
The head of the club inscribed in black ink: "Carolines N.B. Emerson Coll secured 1884. in Nomo. from Capt. Tarol"

Condition Report:
Very good condition overall for an object of this age and rarity. Trace of an "N .B. Emerson, Hawaii" label, the "N.B." and "Hawa" remaining. Minor nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions. Some old and well-patinated losses to the very ends of the projecting arrow-shaped parts of the head. An old broken and glued portion to one side of the arrow-shaped base. A few hairline age cracks. Very fine dry aged patina, glossy in places, with some old water marks to the head.

Provenance:
Nathaniel Bright Emerson, Honolulu, acquired from "Captain Tarol" in the Nomoi (or Mortlock) Islands in 1884
Kevin Conru, Brussels
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on May 27, 2005

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