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LOT 2789
Fijian Wooden 'Cannibal' Whisk
19TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (76 grams, 24.3 cm).
With barrel-shaped handle and ribbed collar, four curved prongs; old label 'Regrets. "I shouldn't have eaten that missionary steak", said the cannibal king with a frown. "For oft have I heard the old proverb - you can't keep a good man down". [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2789
Fijian Wooden 'Cannibal' Whisk
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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African Wooden Mali Dragon Lock
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Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: carved figure with horned headdress, rectangular transverse slot and socket to reverse; separate carved handle with scooped end and socket to one face, slot to edge with metal reinforcement, smooth tapering handle. 1.29 kg total, 47.5-54.5 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Massive Oceanic Polished Green Nephrite Jade Maori Hand War Club Mere Pounamu
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Opening Bid: £400
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From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
Pounamu was highly prized by Māori, and the mere pounamu, as the weapon of a chief or rangatira, was the most revered of all Māori weapons. These mere were passed down through generations. The mere was a type of Māori fighting mace also used as a symbol of authority. The mere is one of the three types of patu fighting mace. It is the simplest of the three. It is paddle-shaped and flat and wide at the striking end. It has three or four grooves in the handle, along with a hole through which a cord or strap passes to attach it to the wrist. -
Oceanic Wooden Marquesas Islands U'u War Club
French Polynesia, South Pacific, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Heavy striking club with a saddle-shaped head with ancestral faces, the lateral extensions with two seated figures back-to-back. 1.46 kg, 81 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
The striking club was designed for heavy impact in tribal warfare and territorial disputes, also serving as an emblem of leadership, an ancestral guardian, and a vessel for spiritual power.
