Tongan Combat Club with Medial Ridge
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A Teivakatoga club, Tonga, 19th century. Used in combat. This teivakatoga is carved from a hardwood. The club shaft is long and has an oval cross section. The head of the club is rounded and features a medial ridge that runs down the head. With a dark brown patina. Length 125 cm, width 9.5 cm
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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