Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 644
An unusual club Oceanic or possibly Japan wood with a burr head with an uneven handle having a...
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2000
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Description
An unusual club
Oceanic or possibly Japan
wood with a burr head with an uneven handle having a angle cut terminal,
99.5cm long.
Provenance
Thomas Laslett (1811 - 1887) and thence by descent.
Thomas Laslett (1811 - 1887) started his career as a carpenter on the HMS Buffalo to New Zealand 1833 - 1834, assisting the surveyors. He subsequently became the Timber Inspector for the Admiralty on three more voyages to New Zealand, 1837 - 38, 1839 - 41 and 1841 - 43. This was collected by him on these timber gathering expeditions.