Fine Paddle Club, Tongan Islands
'akau tau
Wood
length 42 5/8in (108.5cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, England
James Barzyk Collection, Chicago, Illinois
This 'aka tau, with delicately incised geometric decoration overall, a strengthening cross-bar supporting a well formed blade and a shaft decorated with bands of tavatava and chevron design, is a fine example with rich, glossy dark-brown patina.
Wood
length 42 5/8in (108.5cm)
Provenance:
Private Collection, England
James Barzyk Collection, Chicago, Illinois
This 'aka tau, with delicately incised geometric decoration overall, a strengthening cross-bar supporting a well formed blade and a shaft decorated with bands of tavatava and chevron design, is a fine example with rich, glossy dark-brown patina.
Estimate:
US$ 4,000 - 6,000
€3,100 - 4,700
£2,600 - 3,900
€3,100 - 4,700
£2,600 - 3,900
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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