(African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities, 16th September 2020) LARGE WAR CLUB VANUA BALAVU, FIJI carved wood, similar to an ula throwing club in construction, yet of exceptional size and power, the bulb head with incised ridges and spherical terminal, the long handle with cap base 77cm long Provenance: Gifted to a British visitor by the chief of Lomaloma, on the Fijian island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago c. late 19th century, thence by descent, subsequently on the UK art market
(African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities, 16th September 2020) LARGE WAR CLUB VANUA BALAVU, FIJI carved wood, similar to an ula throwing club in construction, yet of exceptional size and power, the bulb head with incised ridges and spherical terminal, the long handle with cap base 77cm long Provenance: Gifted to a British visitor by the chief of Lomaloma, on the Fijian island of Vanua Balavu in the Lau archipelago c. late 19th century, thence by descent, subsequently on the UK art market
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