Oceanic art Central and East Asia. Clava insignia of rank.Hardwood with natural gloss patina.Visible defects and signs of use. . Cm 14,00 x 70,00 x 12,00. It is difficult to establish the exact geographical area of origin of this extraordinary war club and insignia of rank, as objects like this have fascinated all men, especially warriors, since the dawn of time. These rare sticks with compact knots of random but perfectly functional volumes sculpted over time by nature, have always been invested with a distinctive, partly shamanic and certainly notable or regal value as a primitive sceptre, in a vast area stretching from South East Asia to China and even Japan.As iconographically primitive as it has ever been used by man as a mace.Visible flaws, holes and traces of xylophagous insects and signs of use.