Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 552
A fine Tonga paddle club moungalaulau Polynesia wood
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000 | Hammer £11000
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Description
A fine Tonga paddle club moungalaulau
Polynesia
wood, with a spatulate head tapering to a square section shaft and flared butt, the end with remains of inset fibre, with allover carving with nineteen glyphs, including figures, birds, fish, a dog and crescents, one of the figures wearing a sacred headdress and with a two prong staff and with an attendant holding fans, 19th century,
111cm long.