A MAORI CLUB, tewhatewha, of hatchet shape, chip to blade, glossy patina; a Maori paddle with penniform blade; an unusual club, the long triangular blade with barbed edge and carved on one side with panel of fan-shaped motifs, woven hide-bound shaft; and two Solomon Islands palm wood clubs, the flared blades with median ridges, one with plaited fibre about the shaft

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A MAORI CLUB, tewhatewha, of hatchet shape, chip to blade, glossy patina; a Maori paddle with penniform blade; an unusual club, the long triangular blade with barbed edge and carved on one side with panel of fan-shaped motifs, woven hide-bound shaft; and two Solomon Islands palm wood clubs, the flared blades with median ridges, one with plaited fibre about the shaft
1m.25cm. to 1m.57cm. long (5)

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