African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 511

A Fiji staff titoko

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

A Fiji staff titoko

Melanesia

with tapered ends, the handle with carved zig-zag decoration, 19th century,

147.5cm long.

cf. Rod Ewins. Fijian Artefacts, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection, 1982, p.32, pl.37 M3524-2.