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Important Oceanic & African Art, (Aotearoa only) — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:134
Sale Title:Important Oceanic & African Art, (Aotearoa only)Lots with images:125
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:88
Date:10-Jun-2014
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Carved architectural element. Carved manaia with paua inset eye. Carved by a student of Dr Pakariki Harrison. Height 38 cm. Width 19.2 cm.
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Lidded box. Carved box with manaia face to top with inset paua eye. Length 15.5 cm. Width 10.4 cm. Depth 7.7 cm.
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Lidded box. Carved box with tiki face to top with inset paua eyes. Length 12.4 cm. Width 10 cm. D.4.8 cm.
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Carved pipe. Finely carved example with three figures a strong male figure with raised arms supporting the bowl and mother and child to the front, both with inset paua eyes and decorated with haehae and pataki designs. Gold bands stamped a inscribed 'Christeson'. Length 14 cm. Height 4 cm. Width 3.5 cm.
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Pipe head Maori. Good early example with three carved heads to bowl decorated with haehae and pataki designs. Length 9.8 cm. Width 6.8 cm.
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Cigar holder. Finely carved example with two carved heads with inset paua eyes to holder and decorated with haehae and pataki designs. Stamped a inscribed 'Christeson'. Length 7.5 cm. Width 2 cm.
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Kiwi beak brooch. Early New Zealand colonial stamped 9ct yellow-gold mounted kiwi beak brooch. Three mounts engraved with fauna decoration. Height 7 cm. Width 3.5 cm.
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Fine silver mounted toki. A traditional toki - adze blade with a silver plate collar, marks and inscription 'New Zealand knife'. Height 9.5 cm. Width 5.8 cm.
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Kotiate. All over deep relief, haehae and pataki carving to blade. Two figures to the incurve. Pierced hole for attachment. Mid brown patina. Length 39 cm. Width 12.5 cm.
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Greenstone brooch, with original box. Lilly Brothers, Dunedin length 5.5 cm. Width 1 cm.
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Rare Maori doll. Standing figure with bent legs and arms resting to side, the face with lineal moko design wide eyes and mouth with protruding tongue. Length 14.4 cm. Width 6.2 cm.
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Pair of woven bowls. Fine contemporary works by Valerie Parkes 1994. (2) height 7 cm, diameter 120; height 8 cm, diameter 12 cm.
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Wooden plaque. Circular wooden plaque with pokerwork and painted designs with a portrait of King tawhiho to centre. Inscribed on reverse native flower, pohutakawa
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Hei tiki. In orthodox form, the head tilting to the left one hand resting to chest the other on thigh. Pierced hole to top of head. Soft worn patina. Length 6 cm. Width 4 cm.
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Group of artefacts.including early ships nails and pipe heads. Length 14.5 cm. (Max)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (13)
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Large group of artefacts. Various rough outs and tools. Collected around Tamaki Estuary.
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (6)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (5)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (5)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (7)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (5)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (9)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (14)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (6)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (6)
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Group of toki. Of various size and material. (6)
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Patu handle. Whalebone handle end with detailed manaia figure carving to end. Length 34.6 cm. Width 1.8 cm.
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Rare stone club. Early type, hand pecked of flattened circular formed head with tapering handle. Length 25.5 cm. Width 13 cm.
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Group of Ko. Good collection of early agricultural wooden digging sticks, weathered dry patina. Length 280 cm. Width 5 cm. Length 222 cm. Width 6 cm. Length 154 cm. Width 5 cm.
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Waka huia. Beautifully carved overall, with triple haehae and finely graduating pakati notching, the cocoon-shaped vessel is guarded by two tiki figures, the lid of the waka huia with a raised handle. Rich brown patina. Length 31 cm. Width 15 cm. H9.6 cm.
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Model Maori canoe. Hollowed tapering form. The base is completely carved with Partiki notching. Raised tiki faces to one end. Length 104.5 cm. Width 25 cm.
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Early patu. Weathered wooden patu in a flattened cylindrical form which tapers to the flared handle, Swamp aged patina. Length 34 cm. Width 9.5 cm.
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Carved bust. Carved bust of a chief wearing a cloak, raised features with face decorated with full moko. The base decorated with two tiki figures with inset paua eyes, haehae and pataki notching finish this strong work. Height 32 cm. Width 12 cm.
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