Club "gatawaka", 19th century ·  Fidji Islands · ID: 3047188

Description

heavy wood, old label with collection no. “147”, missing parts, rest.

This club’s design and shape are based on the Pacific Boa (Candoia bibroni). Clubs of this type are often referred to as “snake” clubs.

The object Club “gatawaka”, 19th century with the object ID 3047188 was last part of the auction 95th Tribal Art Auction at October 24, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 30 achieved a sales price of EUR 750.

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