Superb Spurred and Bladed Club, Fiji Islands
sali
Wood, shell
Length 42 1/2in (118cm)

Provenance
Galerie Anthony Meyer, Paris
Rik Hecker and Dr. Sydney Hecker Collection, Santa Rosa, California
Thence by descent

Fergus Clunie notes that the spurred and bladed Fiji clubs were 'fashioned after the clawed flower of a wild banana-like plant.' (Yalo i Viti, Fiji Museum, Suva, 1986, p. 184, caption 179.

Finely carved with a broad flattened blade with small discs in relief divided into three sections by three rows of zigzag lines; the spur of the club with multiple shell inlays with bands of incised zigzag lines; the shaft with multiple bands of two zigzag lines; the handle finely carved with incised geometric design to enhance the grip; fine shiny reddish-brown patina.

Minor age distress lines, nicks, chips, scratches, abrasions and wear consistent with age. Custom stand.