Lot 199
LARGE WAR CLUB
VANUA BALAVU, FIJI
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
£625
Description
carved wood, similar to an ula throwing club in construction, yet of exceptional size and power, the bulb head with incised ridges and spherical terminal, the long handle with cap base
Dimensions
77cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Gifted to a British visitor by the chief of Lomaloma, on the Fijian island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago c. late 19th century, thence by descent, subsequently on the UK art market