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LOT 2763
Oceanic Honey-Coloured Wooden 'Gunstock' Sali War Club
MELANESIA, FIJI, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
37 3/8 in. (1.61 kg, 95 cm).
Comprising a round-section haft with a flanged butt, a lozenge-section head with a stepped beak on one face, panels of dense chip-carved geometric ornament to the rear.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 2763
Oceanic Honey-Coloured Wooden 'Gunstock' Sali War Club
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £200
Carved with a seated tiki and two kneeling tiki figures, with inset abalone shell eyes and bands of linear and notch carving, the pear-shaped handle with a metal plaque inscribed: 'J.L. LD. N.Z. 1903'. 545 grams, 93.8 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
A tokotoko is a traditional Māori carved ceremonial walking stick, and a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it. The tokotoko were beautifully carved. The most elaborate, like this one, shows a well-nourished, naked Paikea-type male figure lying flat, with his legs in the air to form a handle. The sticks have two distinctive female faces further down, one with a moko on the lips and the other with a moko kauae. All faces have pāua-shell eyes. The body of the tokotoko is intricately carved with a three-dimensional curved shape. It is less than a metre in length, pointing to its use as a ‘talking stick’ rather than an aid to walking.
