War club "totokia" · Îles Fidji · ID: 3031974
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Provenance
Smith Estate, Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaLorne Balshine, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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.
Littérature comparée
Wardwell, Allen, Island Ancestors, 1994, p. 164 f.