Club with Marine Ivory Inlays, Tonga

Club with Marine Ivory Inlays
Tonga
apa 'apai

length: 28 ⅞ in (73.3 cm)
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) teeth

Condition Report:
Very good condition overall for an object of this age and type. Minor marks, nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions throughout. Some old losses to the edges of the head as partially visible in the catalogue illustration. A few other losses to the edges. Modern inventory number to the base of club. Some nicks and small losses to the projecting lug.

Provenance:
Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, London
Bud C. Holland, Chicago
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on November 24, 1993