Lot Essay
Cf. Cranstone, B.A.L., Melanesia A Short Ethnography, London, 1961, p.68, fig.24e, for an indentical club attributed probably to Omba
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PROBABLY OMBA
Details
A FINE AND RARE VANUATU CLUB
Probably Omba
The crescent finial with downcurved points, the upper shaft of lozenge section with triangles in relief at the base, the lower shaft of cylindrical form, dark glossy patina
111.5cm. long
Probably Omba
The crescent finial with downcurved points, the upper shaft of lozenge section with triangles in relief at the base, the lower shaft of cylindrical form, dark glossy patina
111.5cm. long
Provenance
Presented to Ronald Salisbury (died 1932), a colonial administrator based at Hog Harbour, Espiritu Santo
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