The tapering shaped club, which is carved with panels of chevrons and stylised human figures, is dated to the late 18th century and has an estimate of £2000-3000.
War club to be brandished in North Yorks
This 4ft (1.2m) long Tongan Aku-Tau ironwood war club will feature in a sale of Militaria and Ethnographica to be held by Tennants in Leyburn, North Yorkshire, on September 4.