Included in the sale is Lot 2058: 'a Maori whalebone club, length 15in, wahaika, cut from the pan bone of a sperm whale and extremely thin and balanced, carved with a full-figure tiki on the handle and abstract tiki face on the butt end; varied and aged patina with natural pitting, the surface with scratches indicative of being made by chipping and sawing with stone tools.' Estimate: US$4,000-6,000, (€2,800-4,200).
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