Paddle-shaped club · Tonga · ID: 3053492
Price
EUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Provenance
Anthony JP Meyer, Paris, FranceArno Henseler, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 127,5 cm
L: 50.2 inch
Description
wood, collection number “AJP” and " AM 029"
Its pristine condition suggests that it was a parade or ceremonial club used to symbolise rank and military power.
Comparing literature
Phelps, Steven, Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. The James Hooper Collection, London 1976, p. 172