Club "patu"
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Lot: 40
87th Tribal Art AuctionClub "patu"
New Zealand, Maori
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, lot 45 Belgian Collection |
H: 11.6 inch | This object is not available anymore. |
blade of green nephrite stone, polished, lense-shaped in diameter, edgeless rims aside, drilled hole, min. dam.
Such clubs were considered the most prestigious of chiefly weapons. They were used like a sword with the main attacking stroke being a thrust with the tip after a series of parries and counterparries.
Mead, Sidney Moko (ed.), Te Maori, New York 1984, p. 225, ill. 149
