Club, Tonga Islands
Club, Tonga Islands
'akau tau
Wood
Length 46 1/2in (118cm)
Provenance
Galerie Anthony Meyer, Paris
Rik Hecker and Dr. Sydney Hecker Collection, Santa Rosa, California
Thence by descent
Of classic form with the rounded shaft gradually becoming broad and flat with spade form top; intricately incised throughout with zigzag and linear designs, accented with multiple glyphs of people throughout the blade area on both sides; fine aged brown patina with remnants of indigenous ground white coral in crevices on one side.
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Club, Tonga Islands
'akau tau
Wood
Length 46 1/2in (118cm)
Provenance
Galerie Anthony Meyer, Paris
Rik Hecker and Dr. Sydney Hecker Collection, Santa Rosa, California
Thence by descent
Of classic form with the rounded shaft gradually becoming broad and flat with spade form top; intricately incised throughout with zigzag and linear designs, accented with multiple glyphs of people throughout the blade area on both sides; fine aged brown patina with remnants of indigenous ground white coral in crevices on one side.
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