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617 615. A Malatia Island club Solomon Islands, Melanesia wood of fish form with a medial ridge to both sides, 67.5cm long. £350-450
616. A Massim fighting stick Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea wood of tapering cylindrical form with a knopped and pointed terminal, 122cm long. £150-250
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617. A Papua New Guinea lime container coconut shell with carved decoration, 9.5cm long, a bamboo container with woven dyed and natural fibre sleeves and with bead tassels and a pair of bamboo containers. (7) £100-150 Provenance Phillips, 23 April 1999, lot 155 part.
618. A Papua New Guinea spear club Melanesia palmwood with a double girdle and a spear head terminal, 140cm long. £150-250
619. A Massim staff Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea wood carved stylised serpents, with a domed finial and lobed terminal, 107cm long. £150-250
620. A Tonga paddle club akua tau Polynesia wood, with a leaf shape blade and a spiked girdle top a cylindrical grip, with all over zig-zag carving, 93.5cm long. £1,500-2,000
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