War club "totokia" · Fidji Islands · ID: 3031974
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Provenance
Smith Estate, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaLorne Balshine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Size
L: 78 cm
L: 30.7 inch
Description
heavy wood, brown patina, massive club head with pointed burls, the conical shaped projection of the club head missing, possibly cut, slightly dam., minor missing parts (club head);
according to the owner the club arrived around 1890 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The form of the club head is based on the fruit of the pandanus tree.
The object War club “totokia” with the object ID 3031974 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 34.
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Comparing literature
Wardwell, Allen, Island Ancestors, 1994, p. 164 f.