Fine Club, Tonga Islands
Fine Club, Tonga Islands
'akau tau
Wood
Length 37 1/4in (94cm)
Provenance
Galerie Anthony Meyer, Paris
Rik Hecker and Dr. Sydney Hecker Collection, Santa Rosa, California
Thence by descent
Finely carved with trefoil top, nine glyphs of birds, human figures and crescent moons throughout, a piercing at the butt for suspension; fine reddish-brown patina.
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Fine Club, Tonga Islands
'akau tau
Wood
Length 37 1/4in (94cm)
Provenance
Galerie Anthony Meyer, Paris
Rik Hecker and Dr. Sydney Hecker Collection, Santa Rosa, California
Thence by descent
Finely carved with trefoil top, nine glyphs of birds, human figures and crescent moons throughout, a piercing at the butt for suspension; fine reddish-brown patina.
