Bidspirit auction | War Club

War Club - War club, includes a subtle relief resembling a snake or other long animal along almost the whole length of the club, and a geometric design (perhaps of stylized fish) at the center of the club. Similar item gifted by Louis Pierre Ledoux in 1936 to the American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/9059) Locale: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: 1936 or earlier Material: Wood Dimensions: H 5' 11” x W 2” Provenance: Louis Pierre Ledoux Collection Similar items: American Museum of Natural History - Division of Anthropology (80/9059) https://anthro.amnh.org/anthropology/databases/common/image_dup.cfm?catno=80%2E0%2F%209059 Giraudeau Tours 2017, attributed to the 1934-36 La Korrigane expedition to the Sepik. https://www.artkhade.com/object/p4q237Gj