Lot 57
MAORI WHALE BONE KOTIATE
19TH CENTURY
Auction: 30 June 2010 at 12:00 BST
£18,125
Description
the handle with a carved mythological head with inset abalone shell eyes
Dimensions
39cm long
Footnote
Provenance: Collected in the early 20th century. Property of a Glasgow family.
Note: A kotiate is a type of short hand club of the Maori people of New Zealand.