Oceanic Clubs & Paddle-Polynesian Art-Melanesian Art-Oceanic Art
I enjoy the harmony of these three Oceanic clubs and paddle. The left is an early Fijian culacula club with an aged brown patina. Middle is an elegant Western Solomon Islands canoe paddle. Right is a rare Rennell Island club—Rennell Island is in the Solomon Islands but the people are of Polynesian descent. The first two objects come from a private New Zealand collection and the Rennell club comes from a Pennsylvania private collection. The culacula stands 45” (114.2 cm) in height, dates to the mid 19th century(SOLD). The Solomon paddle is 50” (127 cm) in height, dates to the late 19th century(SOLD) and the Rennell Island club is 30 ½” (77.5 cm) in height, dates to the late 19th century and is $2400.