Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Inlaid Club, Tonga or Samoa
Lot Closed
May 23, 02:43 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Inlaid Club, Tonga or Samoa
Length: 49 ⅝ in (126 cm)
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth inlays
Please note that this lot is limited to buyers in the United States and cannot be exported.
Private Collection, United Kingdom
Sotheby’s, London, December 2, 1980, lot 73, consigned by the above
Bonhams, London, June 17, 1991, lot 97
Hélène and Philippe Leloup, Paris, acquired at the above auction
American Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1991
Sotheby's, New York, May 18, 2021, lot 18, consigned by the above