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Beaked Battle Hammer Club, Fiji
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- wood
- Length: 36 in (91.4 cm)
totokia
Provenance
Lynda Cunningham, New York
Catalogue Note
'[Totokia] were intended to "peck" holes in a victim's skull. They acquired their basic shape from a sapling that was tied and forced to grow at an angle. Often mistakenly called "pineapple" clubs, they are carved to represent the fruit of the pandanus tree.' (Kaeppler, Polynesia: the Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art, 2010, p. 236)