Two-handed club, Akau tau, made of finely carved toa wood...
Two-handed club, Akau tau, made of finely carved toa wood and wrapped in plant fibers, entirely incised with geometric zigzag, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic motifs, Tonga Islands, 18th–19th century, L. 106 cm, patina and signs of wear, indigenous restorations. Comparable example: Ligabue Collection, Venice, formerly in the James Hooper Collection (Phelps, 1976: 171, no. 727, reproduced on p. 179, no. 48 in "Power and Prestige: The Art of Pacific Clubs," Published by SKIRA, Musée du Quai Branly, Jacques Chirac.
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Two-handed club, Akau tau, made of finely carved toa wood and wrapped in plant fibers, entirely incised with geometric zigzag, zoomorphic, and anthropomorphic motifs, Tonga Islands, 18th–19th century, L. 106 cm, patina and signs of wear, indigenous restorations. Comparable example: Ligabue Collection, Venice, formerly in the James Hooper Collection (Phelps, 1976: 171, no. 727, reproduced on p. 179, no. 48 in "Power and Prestige: The Art of Pacific Clubs," Published by SKIRA, Musée du Quai Branly, Jacques Chirac.
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