Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2017
Lot 697
A rare Maori hand club New Zealand wood
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £3000
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Description
A rare Maori hand club
New Zealand
wood, carved a face and two open mouths with teeth, the back with a sharp edge, the handle pierced for attachment, possibly 18th century.
27.7cm long.
cf. T Barrow. Maori Wood Sculpture, 1969, p.30, pl.21 for similar features to the above lot.