War club ·  Niue Island · ID: 3034622

Description

palmwood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, lance-shaped club, on both sides rising to a raised medium ridge, carved with a raised band with rhomb decor in the middle, the handle zone separated, slightly dam. (tip, base);
Niue island (old name “Savage Island”) is a tiny coral island in the south pacific near Tonga.

The object War club with the object ID 3034622 was part of the auction 72nd tribal art auction on March 9, 2013. The object with the lot number 64 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,200 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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