Incised Tongan Gugu War Club - 85cm
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A Gugu war club Tonga. Flat form shaped club with intricate incised decoration on one side, 85 cm
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- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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