Null Club. Type U'U. "Gauguin" style. Dense brown ironwood. Two-sided head carve…

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Club. Type U'U. "Gauguin" style. Dense brown ironwood. Two-sided head carved with tattoo motifs, with three tiki heads. The pommel is adorned with two tiki heads with tattoos. Marquesas Islands. H. 113.5 cm. PROVENANCE: Rennes auction, March 28, 2022, lot 174.

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Club. Type U'U. "Gauguin" style. Dense brown ironwood. Two-sided head carved with tattoo motifs, with three tiki heads. The pommel is adorned with two tiki heads with tattoos. Marquesas Islands. H. 113.5 cm. PROVENANCE: Rennes auction, March 28, 2022, lot 174.

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