Wooden akau tau club Tonga Island (casuarina equisetifolia) Height: 86 cm Provenance - Former collection from southwest France Beautiful akua tau club, entirely engraved with alternating bands of geometric and zigzag motifs, giving its surface a rhythm. The finesse and delicacy of the engraved decoration reveal the importance of this club, a weapon that was a remarkable badge of prestige, reflecting the importance of the warrior. The middle part is carved with two excrescences surmounted by a rare "V" decoration separating the cylindrical grip from the flattened upper part. Beautiful light brown patina.

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