Zemanek-Münster

War club "akau tau" ·  Tonga · ID: 3051972

sold EUR 2,500
Provenance
Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germany
Size
L: 96,5 cm
L: 38.0 inch

Description

heavy wood,

This beautiful piece is completely covered with finely engraved notched ornamentation.


The object War club “akau tau” with the object ID 3051972 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 168 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Hooper, Steven (ed.), Power and Prestige. The Art of Clubs in Oceania, Exhibition catalogue, Venice 2021, p. 178, ill. 47


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