Dark Chocolate Cross Club

A Western Solomon Islands club, made of dense, heavy wood with…
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A Western Solomon Islands club, made of dense, heavy wood with an elegant teardrop-shaped flattened blade and raised medial ridge that extends into a tapering shaft terminating with a geometric pommel. Intense dark chocolate glossy patina. Decorated with an engraved cross design on the blade, length 100 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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