A TONGAN “AKAU TAU” WAR CLUB, carved with a wide flared

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A sumptuous example of a war club known as an 'akau tau' (literally "war stave") hand-carved from mocha-hued hardwood to present a di

Tongan Hardwood Club, Akau Tau, late 18th/early 19th century, the gently flared base with protruding lozenge for sennit thong attachment, leading to a slender cylindrical shaft gradually flattening to

Oceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A long, heavy, dark wood club, also known as an akau, with a long, gently broadening handle and a striking end with a deeply ridg

South Pacific, Polynesia, Tonga or Samoa, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau in the shape of a canoe paddle inlaid with nacre shell and

A carved African or Fiji Islands war club. Geometric motif. Measures 29.5" long, 6.5" wide, 1.5" diameter at the handle base.

19th C. NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN HARDWOOD SKULL CRACKER CLUB - A BEAUTIFUL BURL HARDWOOD WAR CLUB WITH A DECORATIVE CHIP CARVED HANDLE - OVERALL GREAT CONDITION - 18 3/4" long, 4" wide at widest - PLEAS

20th century. Fijian (a "Dui" club) or Tongan in origin. Measures approximately 36" long and 11" wide at its widest point. In very good condition with the exception of some storage wear and a tiny bit

VERY FINE UPPER MISSOURI NATIVE AMERICAN PLAINS INDIAN BALL-HEAD WAR CLUB, ash, carved from the solid, the long shaped and tapered haft with a circular butt end, upper half retaining likely original b

Massive Antique Tongan Coconut Leaf-Stalk War Club, 19th C. On stand. Size: 36'' x 4'' x 4'' (91 x 10 x 10 cm).

The lot features a Plains Native American Indian war club showing the end or finial carved into the shape of a man's fist holding a metal arrowhead. The piece is believed to be from circa 1890 and sho

WAR CLUB TONGA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, rhomboidal in form, surface entirely decorated with carved zig zag motifs and other geometric patterning, subtly rounded base (72.5cm tall) Provenance: Privat

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming a cross motif on one side and the eyes of Janus-faced zoomorphic motifs on

Late 19th to early 20th century. Lanceolate head with incised geometric motifs. Measures 38" x 3 1/2" Good condition with added hook and mild surface wear. In house USA Continental shipping $85 plus i

NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED WOODEN EAGLE CLAW BALL-HEAD WAR CLUB, from the solid, the finely balanced form with downward sloping haft, the ball gripped by a raptor's foot with articulated talons. Retaining

Tongo Islands, 'Akau tau' paddle, 18th century, H. 114 cm. Carved wood, with 3 human representations on the front, a sickle, dog and bird, on the reverse human representation with bird. Bronze base.,

Late 19th c. Carved wood 43" x 2" x 12" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Warfare was part of everyday life in Fijian society, with local feuding and bloody civil wars. Clubs were the forem

The lot feature a fantastic root burl ball head war club from the Osage Native American Indians dating to the 19th Century. This large, heavy club shows a hand-carved solid walnut hard wood made from

Samoan War Club. Incised cylindrical handle with faceted blade with carved ribs and chip carved decoration, one textile tied band. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 32

Two: 19th c. Carved wood 45" x 3" x 3" 19th c. Carved wood with incised handle 42" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" Provenance Allan Stone Collection, New York Warfare was part of everyday life in Fijian society, wi

A Maori War Club, tewhatewha New Zealand, 19th century Hardwood with a glossy patina from handling, especially on the shaft. A finely carved manaia head on the shaft. P

Oceanic Tongan / Fijian Club Tongan / Fijian double-sided paddle-like club; together with (3) replica Fijian-style clubs having slightly angled heads; all having details carved throughout Length: 43 i

AN IMPORTANT 18th/19th Century Large Qing Dynasty Carved Chinese White Jade Formed in shape of an urn, tapered globular body raised on flared foot, wide neck with domed lids. The body decorate

Finely carved Chinese white jade Double Phoenix vase. Of tapered globular body with waisted wide neck to the flared rim, raised on oval foot base. Two foo-lion mask emerged rings handle from the shoul

A RUBY-RED CARVED GLASS SNUFF BOTTLE Imperial, attributed to the Palace Workshops, Beijing, 1736 - 1795 Of meiping form with shoulders sloping to a tall cylindrical, slightly flared neck with a wide m