Maori Long Club, New Zealand

Maori Long Club
New Zealand
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Length: 62 ¼ in (158.1 cm)
The handle inscribed in yellow ink: "New Zealand [illegible] Lawrence 1898"
The shaft broken and with a 19th century repair

Condition Report:
An old repaired break in the shaft of the club: either side of the shaft notched and glued and nailed back together, with a fiber binding (now slightly loose) covering the join. This repair is visible in the 19th century watercolor of the object in the Pitt-Rivers manuscript catalogue (image available on request). Otherwise in good condition overall with some minor nicks, chips, scratches, and abrasions. Scattered hairline cracks in places. A few small knots in the wood.

Provenance:
George Fabian Lawrence (better known as “Stoney Jack”), London
General Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, Rushmore, Dorset, acquired from the above in 1898
Alexander Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, Rushmore, Dorset, by descent from the above by 1900
Captain George Pitt-Rivers, The Manor, Hinton St Mary, Dorset, by descent from the above by 1927
Stella Edith Lonsdale (Pitt-Rivers), London and Garéoult, by descent from the above by 1966
Sotheby's, London, July 15, 1975, lot 91, consigned by the above
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York