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Lot 38 : Warclub 'patu wahaika' - Maori, Neuseeland


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Warclub 'patu wahaika'
Maori, Neuseeland

wood, blackish brown patina, flat form with round clubs head, an ancestral figure carved along the inside curve and the lizard-like head of a 'manaia' figure on the butt, eyes with haliotis shell inlay, slightly dam., cracks (clubs head);
'patu' is the generic name for all short spatulate weapons, 'wahaika' means fish mouth. Such clubs were used for combat and for ritual dances, where they were swayed to and fro in sham battles. They were part of the chiefly seigniorage and were worn at the belt.
L: 37 cm, (5246/003)

Provenance:
Denis Ghiglia, Paris, France


Lit.: Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 563, ill. 651

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Adjugé 1 680 000 €

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