A MAORI CARVED WHALEBONE WAHAIKA HANDCLUB,
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£3,000 - £5,000
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Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Possibly for a child or ceremonial use, late 19th / early 20th century, the unusually shaped loosely rectangular 'blade' relief carved with a tiki to each side, with further carved ornamentation to the handle, two circular recesses probably previously with inset abaolne eyes