Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 598
A Vanuatu club
Estimate £80 - £120 | Hammer £170
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Description
A Vanuatu club, with a bulbous conical tip and remains of a disc shape finial relief carved leaf patterns and incised chevrons, 103.5cm long.
cf. Melanesian & Polynesian Art from the James Hooper Collection, June 19, 1979, Christie's, lot 57 for a complete example with a double-knop flange from the island Erromanga.