African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021
Lot 538
A Tonga club akau tau
Estimate £5,000 - £7,000
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Description
A Tonga club akau tau
Polynesia, dated 1830
of tapering rhomboid form with four triple ribs and all-over zig-zag, lozenge and linear carving, the flat top engraved TONGATABOO. WAR 1830 CLUB.,
118.5cm long.
Provenance
Private Collection, Ireland (probably collected circa 1830 and thence by descent.)