Long club "tewhatewha" · New Zealand, Maori · ID: 3050171

Name: Long club "tewhatewha"
SKU: 3050171
Price: 1900 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 1,900

Provenance

Alexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, Germany

Size

L: 95 cm

L: 37.4 inch

Description

wood, shell inlay, perforation for feather attachment at bottom of blade next to shaft

These clubs with conspicuously asymmetrical heads are said to have been used by commanders as signalling devices during combat operations.

According to attached label: “Used to have an old label attached, dated 1827 or 1829, stating this club was given to a Mas. King and Clarke by a Maori Chief Shunhee in friendship after the plunder and destruction of the Wesleyan Mission settlement at Whangarooa Harbour and the destruction of the Boyd by Maori Chief Tepui from the Ngatehuau tribe.

The object Long club “tewhatewha” with the object ID 3050171 was part of the auction 101st Auction on November 11, 2023. The object with the lot number 65 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,900 with an asking price of EUR 1,200.

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