Maori Patu Paraoa Hand Club-Polynesian Weapon-Oceanic Art
Ancient Maori patu paraoa whalebone club, late 18th/early 19th century.
Ex. Harry Franklin Collection, ex. Dr. Justin Stein, Los Angeles—sold to Franklin in the late 1960s.
Exhibited at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Art of the Pacific in 1971.
17” in height, glossy honey colored patina.
Harry Franklin inventory number O/580.