A LARGE MAORI QUARTER-STAFF, taiaha, the Janus-head finial with projecting tongue carved with notched scrolls, the eyes inlaid with haliotis shell (one missing), dark glossy patina

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A LARGE MAORI QUARTER-STAFF, taiaha, the Janus-head finial with projecting tongue carved with notched scrolls, the eyes inlaid with haliotis shell (one missing), dark glossy patina
2m.06.5cm. long

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Sold with a photograph of two Maori chiefs standing in front of a meeting house, each holding a taiaha

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