A War Club (toko)

The lot features a fantastic, circa 1860 Osage Gunstock War Club with Spontoon blade from the DuPont family collection. The piece exhibits a notch-cut hand-forged iron spear or lance blade inset into

WAR CLUB TONGA, 19TH CENTURY carved wood, rhomboidal in form, surface entirely decorated with carved zig zag motifs and other geometric patterning, subtly rounded base (72.5cm tall) Provenance: Privat

Late 19th c. Carved wood 43" x 2" x 12" Provenance: Allan Stone Collection, New York Warfare was part of everyday life in Fijian society, with local feuding and bloody civil wars. Clubs were the forem

NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED WOODEN EAGLE CLAW BALL-HEAD WAR CLUB, from the solid, the finely balanced form with downward sloping haft, the ball gripped by a raptor's foot with articulated talons. Retaining

The lot feature a fantastic root burl ball head war club from the Osage Native American Indians dating to the 19th Century. This large, heavy club shows a hand-carved solid walnut hard wood made from

Massive Antique Tongan Coconut Leaf-Stalk War Club, 19th C. On stand. Size: 36'' x 4'' x 4'' (91 x 10 x 10 cm).

VERY FINE UPPER MISSOURI NATIVE AMERICAN PLAINS INDIAN BALL-HEAD WAR CLUB, ash, carved from the solid, the long shaped and tapered haft with a circular butt end, upper half retaining likely original b

A Maori War Club Paddle New Zealand, Circa 20th Century A.D. Length 14 inches (35 cm). Property from the Collection of Dr. James Dawson, Manchester, Kentucky Provenance: Brunk Auctions, Ashville, Nort

27"1850s Lakota Western Plains War Club with grooved Catlinite Bi Point Head- Porcupine Quill Wrapping- Quill work is delicate to touch

Late 19th to early 20th century. Lanceolate head with incised geometric motifs. Measures 38" x 3 1/2" Good condition with added hook and mild surface wear. In house USA Continental shipping $85 plus i

Stab, "taiaha" Maori, Neuseeland Ohne Sockel / without base Holz, Muschel, Federn, Textil. H 100 cm. Provenienz: - Frederick North, Londres (1960-1962). - Peter und Veena Schnell, Zürich. CHF 1 000 /

Antique Tolai War Club, East New Britain, Late 19th C. Collected around 1906 by Gottfried Schmidt, a German colonial official. Made of black palm wood with elegant form and fine aged patina. Provenanc

The lot features a Plains Native American Indian war club showing the end or finial carved into the shape of a man's fist holding a metal arrowhead. The piece is believed to be from circa 1890 and sho

Oceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A long, heavy, dark wood club, also known as an akau, with a long, gently broadening handle and a striking end with a deeply ridg

The lot features a wonderful gunstock war club with spike blade having punched stars and inlayed pewter silver crescent moons, from the Central Plains Native American Indians dating to the late 19th C

OCEANIA FIJI ISLANDS DOUBLE-HEADED SALI WAR CLUB, Early-to-mid 20th Century. Patinated example of the distinctive double-headed sali war club. This style of war club is recognizable given its striking

This is an outstanding knife blade war club with bird effigy pattern, attributed to the Plains Native American Indians of the Eastern Santee Sioux tribe and dating to the 19th Century. The club is exp

This is an exceptional Plains Native American Indian gunstock spontoon war club in a very rare double blade configuration from the 19th century. The piece shows a very nice solid wood haft in a Revolu

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming a cross motif on one side and the eyes of Janus-faced zoomorphic motifs on

Samoan War Club. Incised cylindrical handle with faceted blade with carved ribs and chip carved decoration, one textile tied band. Provenance: Sotheby's New York, Tribal Art, November 18, 1997, Lot 32

Native burl war club with wolf effigy. Tack eyes. Northeastern United States, late 19th century. Condition: Excellent original condition. L 37-1/2". Copy and paste link for high-res images: https://ww

23” curved gunstock style war club, iron blade with ears, incised and brass tack decoration

An Arapaho Beaded War Club c. 1890wood, hide, glass seed beads, stone, pigment, m

A fine early to mid century Melanesian mushroom head war club Malakula Vanuatu / New Hebrides. The club is carved from a very heavy dense wood with black surface patina and signs of handling. The club