A FINE EASTER ISLAND STAFF/CLUB, ua, of toromiro wood, the Janus head finial with grooved coiffure, one eye retaining shell and obsidian inlay, carved earspools in the long ears, the flared shaft with four indistinct inscriptions in ink, dark glossy patina, chip to nose on one side

细节

A FINE EASTER ISLAND STAFF/CLUB, ua, of toromiro wood, the Janus head finial with grooved coiffure, one eye retaining shell and obsidian inlay, carved earspools in the long ears, the flared shaft with four indistinct inscriptions in ink, dark glossy patina, chip to nose on one side
1m.41cm. long

拍品专文

This club has been in the vendor's family for many years though how it was acquired remains a mystery. According to the vendor the most likely explanation is that it was acquired by her grandfather, a colonel in the Durham Light Infantry