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Lot Essay
"La Magdalena" was the name given to Fatu Hiva, the southernmost of the islands in the Marquesas group, by the Spanish explorer, Mendana, in 1595
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A MARQUESAS ISLANDS PADDLE CLUB
The long cylindrical shaft with leaf-shaped blade, the grip bound with finely plaited coir with inset tufts of hair, dark glossy patina, the blade inscribed: Magdalena Latit,d 10°=30' South, Longit,d 138°=35' West Chief's name "Omatooa" To: Mrs. Henry, Dalkey Lodge 1836 , dark glossy patina
232cm. long
The long cylindrical shaft with leaf-shaped blade, the grip bound with finely plaited coir with inset tufts of hair, dark glossy patina, the blade inscribed: Magdalena Latit,
232cm. long
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