Octopus-head club "ne'i na-hit" · Vanuatu - Malakula Island · ID: 3051700
sold
EUR 750
Provenance
Christie’s South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 217German Private Collection, Munich
Size
L: 102 cm
L: 40.2 inch
Description
wood, dark glossy patina, handwritten collection no. “W 960”
The object Octopus-head club “ne’i na-hit” with the object ID 3051700 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 226 achieved a sales price of EUR 750 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Hooper, Steven (ed.), Power and Prestige. The Art of Clubs in Oceania, Venice 2021, p. 229, ill. 86