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Collections

Pole Club ('akatara)18th century

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Polynesia: "Our Sea of Islands"
Tall wooden or metal staff with a smooth lower shaft and an upper section featuring symmetrical lateral spines tapering to a pointed finial
Title
Pole Club ('akatara)
Place Made
Cook Islands, Rarotonga
Date Made
18th century
Medium
Ironwood (casuarina equisetfolia)
Dimensions
Height: 100 1/2 in. (255.27 cm) Width: 4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Ancient Art Deaccession Fund
Accession Number
M.2013.26
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Art of the Pacific
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaeppler, Adrienne L. Polynesia: The Mark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection of Polynesian Art. Honolulu: Mark and Carolyn Blackburn, 2010.