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Unknown (Historical) — Club, Vanikau, Fiji Islands Archipelago, Polynesia

Unknown (Historical)

Club, Vanikau, Fiji Islands Archipelago, Polynesia

A wooden club from the Vanikau region of the Fiji Islands, representing the material culture and craftsmanship of Polynesian societies. This artifact demonstrates the functional and ceremonial significance of weaponry in Pacific Island cultures.

Medium
wood

🔨 Auction Lot

TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect

April 21, 2021

Estimate: $3,000$5,000

Lot 13

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Unknown (Historical), Club, Vanikau, Fiji Islands Archipelago, Polynesia

A wooden club from the Vanikau region of the Fiji Islands, representing the material culture and craftsmanship of Polynesian societies. This artifact demonstrates the functional and ceremonial significance of weaponry in Pacific Island cultures.

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

Related themes

Polynesia, Fiji, Club, Wood, Weapon, Pacific Islands, Material Culture, Ethnographic

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