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A FINE TONGA CLUB
Of flared form and lozenge section, four panels of transverse ridges to the head between panels of carved zigzags, the rounded finial with two 'eye' depressions to each side, dark glossy patina
110cm. long
Of flared form and lozenge section, four panels of transverse ridges to the head between panels of carved zigzags, the rounded finial with two 'eye' depressions to each side, dark glossy patina
110cm. long
Provenance
The club was presented to the Reverend Robert Lorimer of Strathmartin outside Dundee, Scotland, circa 1890 by the Duncan family of Camperdown. It had been collected by their ancestor, Admiral Duncan, during a voyage to the South Seas.
Special notice
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