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Lot 32
Fine Club, Tonga Islands
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los AngelesSold for US$7,260 inc. premium
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Fine Club, Tonga Islands
moungalaulau
Wood
Length 43in (109.3cm)
Provenance
John Mark Horton Collection, Chicago
Bud Holland Gallery, Chicago
Canadian Private Collection
Finely carved with deep incised geometric decoration and anthropomorphic glyphs on both sides, unfinished at the base end; the butt end with a carved loop, stamped "1840" possibly indicating the year it was collected and "GB" possibly the seaman's initials who acquired it; fine dark brown patina.
Wood
Length 43in (109.3cm)
Provenance
John Mark Horton Collection, Chicago
Bud Holland Gallery, Chicago
Canadian Private Collection
Finely carved with deep incised geometric decoration and anthropomorphic glyphs on both sides, unfinished at the base end; the butt end with a carved loop, stamped "1840" possibly indicating the year it was collected and "GB" possibly the seaman's initials who acquired it; fine dark brown patina.














