kotiate height 16 7/8in (43cm) Wood Provenance: Maori Chief Tawahiao, New Zealand, presented to a Private Collector in 1882 Morris Pinto, Paris Robert Dupperier, Paris Pierre Bovis, Paris This handsome example of the iconic Maori hand club is finely carved with rolling spirals (unauanahi) on both sides, the handle carved with the head of a beaked bird, pierced under the head for suspension; fine dark-brown patina; "MAORI CLUB BOVIS COLL." written in ink in the center circle on one side.
kotiate height 16 7/8in (43cm) Wood Provenance: Maori Chief Tawahiao, New Zealand, presented to a Private Collector in 1882 Morris Pinto, Paris Robert Dupperier, Paris Pierre Bovis, Paris This handsome example of the iconic Maori hand club is finely carved with rolling spirals (unauanahi) on both sides, the handle carved with the head of a beaked bird, pierced under the head for suspension; fine dark-brown patina; "MAORI CLUB BOVIS COLL." written in ink in the center circle on one side.
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