Tongan Pole Club, 'Aku Povai

Tongan Pole Club, 'Aku Povai, 19th century, fully carved pole club, profusely decorated with numerous different geometric patterns, (lug at the butt end broken), lg. 37 1/4 in. Provenance: Christie's, London, June 17, 1980, Lot 99; The James Hooper Collection, Arundel, Sussex, United Kingdom, number 710. Literature: Steven Hooper, Art and Artifacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection, 1976, number 710. Estimate $3,000-5,000 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.