Lot #177 - Two rifle stock clubs, Fiji, late 19th/early 20th century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Australian History
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Sale Date:11 Dec 2017 ~ 10am
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Lot #:177
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Lot Description:Two rifle stock clubs, Fiji, late 19th/early 20th century
carved wood and woven fibre with remains of blue and white paint; one engraved “S:SHDPEU”
82cm and 92cm long -
Provenance:Fielden Collection, Melbourne. Collected by Eric Joshua Fielden, Fijian Rifles, 1913. Fielden later joined the A.I.F. (Artillery) and served on the Western Front in WWI
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Estimate:A$600 - 800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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