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Lot 276

Club, Tongan Islands

11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$2,167.50 inc. premium

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Club, Tongan Islands

apa'apai
length 46in (116.5cm)

Provenance
Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Carved in hard wood, the columnar shaft with a slightly flared butt and gradually becoming flat towards the flat top with five groups of transverse ridges; original dark-brown patina showing wear.

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