TOTOKIA CLUB
FIJI
£3,250
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
carved wood, modeled after that of the fruit of the pandanus, the head with central protruding spike surrounded by eight rows of raised cones, the shaft curving down into a flanged butt
Dimensions
73cm long
Provenance
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of John Thislethwaite (fl. 1840s - 1850s), a Quaker merchant. Thence by descent.