Null Dense brown wood club with traces of old sparteries on the cylindrical hand…

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Dense brown wood club with traces of old sparteries on the cylindrical handle. Classic raised handle. Upper end, conical bulge with five protuberances. Collection number at bottom (179). Old patina. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 56 cm.

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Dense brown wood club with traces of old sparteries on the cylindrical handle. Classic raised handle. Upper end, conical bulge with five protuberances. Collection number at bottom (179). Old patina. Kanak, New Caledonia. H. 56 cm.

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