Massue
Tonga
Vendu
8 500 €
Provenance
James Thomas Hooper, Arundel, Great Britain (“H.714”)Christie’s London, 17 June 1980, lot 95
German Private Collection, Munich
Taille
L: 101,5 cm
L: 40.0 inch
Description
wood, handwritten collection number “H.714”
Phelps describes a connection with Fidji clubs of the “bow(v)ai” type, except that the striking heads of the present object are flattened at the top. (Phelps, 1976, p. 164)
A beautiful detail is the stylised figures incorporated into the intricate carvings on the lower half.