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16th August 2020, 07:02 PM
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Large fijian paddle club , kinikini
Here is a recent buy , a fijian paddle club kinikini , reserved for chiefs and priests i believe , difficult to age such a piece , i expect its a 19th century one ?
125cm n length and very heavy , ive taken one picture with a nice tongan whale tooth necklace |
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17th August 2020, 10:26 AM
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Good pieces, congratulations. I like the necklace particularly.
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17th August 2020, 12:06 PM
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Nice example, looking at the patina and wear, 19th century is most plausible.
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18th August 2020, 08:58 AM
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Oiled up well.
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18th August 2020, 07:30 PM
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Yes, a very nice club of this sort!
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24th August 2020, 09:32 AM
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well oiled up ?
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Just to say its not well oiled up and here are few more pics to show you which hopefully show that the patination is quite dry and undisturbed |
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