Maori Long Club, New Zealand

Maori Long Club
New Zealand
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Length: 72 ¾ in (184.8 cm)
The handle inscribed in white ink with Hooper inventory number: "H.243"

Condition Report:
Very good condition overall, with wear consistent with age and use. Minor marks, nicks, scratches, and abrasions throughout. A few short hairline cracks scattered in places. The proper left eye on one side slightly damaged and missing shell inlay, retaining some traces of red sealing wax.

Provenance:
James T. Hooper, Arundel, Sussex
Christie's, London, Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection, June 21, 1977, lot 45 (part lot)
Julian and Barbara Harding, Cambridge
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on August 19, 1980