Club ·  New Caledonia, Kanak · ID: 3038914

Description

wood, matt shiny reddish brown patina, slightly curved form of the used branch recognizable, simple form, min. dam., cracks;
this varnish sheen was achieved using shells and quartz fragments to rub down the grain of the wood, then smoothened with a plant rich in silicic acid.

The object Club with the object ID 3038914 was last part of the auction 80th Tribal Art Auction at June 27, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 45 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,800.

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Comparing literature

Newton, Douglas (ed.), Arts of the South Seas, Munich, London, New York 1999, p. 305