African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 452

A Tonga club moungalaulau

Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £9000

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Description

A Tonga club moungalaulau

Polynesia

with all-over zig-zag and linear carving and sixteen glyphs, including figures holding clubs, animals, birds, fish and a crescent, the handle with a spiral design and having a flared and slighting convex butt with two pierced holes for loop attachment,

19th century,

107.5cm long.