Lot #161 - A good 19thC Fijian totokia (beaked battle-hammer)
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:May 2014 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:20 May 2014 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 425)
20 May 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 430 - 819) -
Lot #:161
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Lot Description:A good 19thC Fijian totokia (beaked battle-hammer)
the long cylindrical handle with curved end to the swollen multi-spiked ‘pineapple’ head with long tapered protruding beak, good old patina, the butt with short flared mildly domed end. Length 825. Note: it is recorded that these heirloom clubs were much carried by chiefs and particularly favoured for murder and in skirmish warfare in thick bush. -
Estimate:NZ$850 - 850
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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