Main Sale - September 2010 : Sale A1045 Lot 321
AN EXCEPTIONAL FIJIAN FIGHTING STAFF

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AN EXCEPTIONAL FIJIAN FIGHTING STAFF,
circa 1800, carved from a single piece of lignum vitae, the 42 1/2in. tapering shaft fully carved with six graduated segments of length-ways saw-tooth geometric patterns bordered with a single horizontal zig-zag band, flattened base to the grip end (minor losses to edges) and terminating in a dome
Estimate £400-600