Lot n° 134
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
Gata fighting club, representing the open mouth of a snake. - Lot 134
Gata fighting club, representing the open mouth of a snake.
The inside of the curved striking head, carved in the round, is adorned with an "au naturel" motif in which the sculptor artificially reproduces the relief of the original bark. The pommel is rounded in the shape of a mushroom.
Fiji Islands, Polynesia.
Ironwood (casuarina equisetifolia) with a beautiful patina of age and use.
H. 97 cm. 19th century.
(Not plinth-mounted. Misses, cracks and wear. Not plinth-mounted)
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