Paddle, Raivavae, Austral Islands

Paddle
Raivavae, Austral Islands

Height: 59 ½ in (151.1 cm)
The shaft broken and repaired

Condition Report:
As noted in the catalogue, the handle broken in two and reattached. The proper left side of the rectangular frieze at the top of the club and the proper left third of the blade are both broken and glued; the latter break slightly open. Some scattered marks, nicks, chips, and scratches, and a few stable hairline cracks.

Provenance:
Pook & Pook, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, November 23, 2002, lot 468
Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired at the above auction