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Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji — Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji
Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji

Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji

A throwing club from Fiji featuring inlaid teeth along its striking surface, designed as both a functional weapon and decorated art object. The inlaid tooth decoration represents skilled craftsmanship in Fijian weapon-making.

Spotted At
Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $2,000 – $3,000

Lot 5

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Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji, Throwing Club with Inlaid Teeth, Fiji

A throwing club from Fiji featuring inlaid teeth along its striking surface, designed as both a functional weapon and decorated art object. The inlaid tooth decoration represents skilled craftsmanship in Fijian weapon-making.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pacific Islander, Fiji, Functional, Weapons, Throwing Club, Inlaid Teeth, Tribal Art, Oceanic