African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1338
A Tonga club akau tau
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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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
Alexander Perceval (1787 - 1858) Temple House, co. Sligo, Ireland and thence by descent.