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Lot #161 - A good 19thC Fijian totokia (beaked battle-hammer)

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    May 2014 Art & Antique Auction
  • Sale Date:
    20 May 2014 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 425)
    20 May 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 430 - 819)
  • Lot #:
    161
  • 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
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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