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Maori & Tribal Art Auction — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:272
Sale Title:Maori & Tribal Art AuctionLots with images:187
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:245
Date:22-Oct-2015
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Korowai Cloak Double-pair twining with two areas of tailored shaping. Crafted from candlewick and highlighted with orthodox thrums of dyed black and brown wool. Edges and central panels decorated with various feathers. Height 96 cm. Width 114 cm Private collection, New Zealand
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Patu Aruhe - Pounder. The patu aruhe (brackenfern- root pounder) of considerable age. Early 19th century or earlier. May have been swamp preserved. Length 32.6 cm. Width 8 cm
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Patu Aruhe - Pounder. The patu aruhe (bracken-fern-root pounder) is associated with food preparation; signs of considerable age. Early 19th century or earlier. May have been swamp preserved. Length 29.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand
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Patu Muka. Large stone pounder with circular cross section, bulbous body, extends to top notched handle. Surface is rough and pitted. Andesite. Length 29.5 cm. Width 9 cm. Private collection, New Zealand
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Superb feather cloak. A rare and beautiful Maori kahu kiwi feather cloak from the 19th century. The cloak is adorned with mature brown kiwi feathers, in orthodox style. The kiwi feathers are tightly compacted to form plump, luminous appearance. In good condition with only a small amount of loss to the top left corner, which is consistent with usage. Private collection, New Zealand. Height 84 cm. Width 94.9 cm
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Carved Pipe By Jacob William Heberley. Finely carved example with two reclining figures a strong male figure with one arm resting on hip and the female with arm holding a club, both with inset paua eyes. The bowl decorated with haehae and pataki designs with the name 'Tenakde' inscribed to base. Gold bands stamped and inscribed 'Christeson'. Length 14 cm, Height 12 cm. Width 3 cm
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Portrait of Riwhite Te Pokai. Monochrome watercolour by Horatio Gordon Robley (1840-1930) Robley was a professional soldier, artist and collector and an avid Collector of Maori material. He was tattooed in his twenties while serving in Burma and thereafter had a lifelong interest in tattooing. In the collection we have scrapbooks be made containing his watercolours and drawings of Maori sculpture, artefacts, and ethnographic items. Height 13 cm. Width 8.5 cm
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Kuru Pounamu. Pounamu with hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 4.3 cm. Width .7 cm
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Kuru Pounamu. Pounamu with hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 4.3 cm. Width .7 cm
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Hei Tiki Pounamu. Small early example in orthodox form, the head with red wax inset to eyes and tilting to the left and Hands resting on thighs. Pierced hand drilled hole to top of head. Height 6 cm. Width 4 cm
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Hei Tiki Pounamu. In orthodox form with head tilting to the right, hands resting on knees. Well defined features to the face and body. Height 7.2 cm. Width 4 cm
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Kuru Pounamu. Ovoid, flattened form with pierced hole for suspension. Length 9.3 cm. Width .9 cm
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Group of Adornment. A hook shaped adornment together with a stone artefact. Height 5.5 cm. Width 5 cm. Height 6.5 cm. Width 1.5 cm
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Toki Pounamu. Flaked at top, well defined blade edge, variating colour. H7.8 cm. Width 4.5 cm
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Greenstone Toki & Worked Pounamu Stone (3). Two early toki pounamu and a worked pounamu stone. Length 10.6 cm. Width 2 cm; Length 7.6 cm. Width 2.7 cm; Length 8.5 cm. Width 4.6 cm. Possibly from Kenneth Athol Webster collection, New Zealand. Private collection, New Zealand
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Hei Tiki. Good example in orthodox form, the head with red wax inset to eyes and tilting to the left and Hands resting on thighs. Pierced hand drilled hole to top of head. Length 9.5 cm. Width 5.3 cm
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Chiefly Hei Tiki. A large stunning example in orthodox stance with well-defined facial features, body and limbs. Large head tilting to the right. Well worn, hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Nephrite with a variated coloration. Length 10 cm. Width 5.5 cm
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A group of six carte de vistas depicting Maori in various poses. Photographer T.E. Price, Masterton
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Group of Toki. Three large adzes in classic form of varying size and stone types
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Group of Toki. Four Large adzes in classic form of varying stone types
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Group of Toki. Two early large stone adzes with raised ridges to poll
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Group of Toki. Three adzes in classic form of varying stone types
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Group of Toki. Various adzes & stones together with a tin of moa stones
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Large Toki. Large, quad angulated form tapering to fine chipped blade. Length 19 cm. Width 5.5 cm
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Large Toki. A good adze of early form with pecked butt leading to a sharp cutting edge. Early soft patina. Height 25.2 cm. Width 9.4 cm
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Patu Onewa. Good example with round cross section and flattened blade. This unfinished patu shows one of the steps of the manufacturing process. Overall pecked surface. Greywacke. Length 35.7 cm. Width 9 cm
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Patu Onewa. Fragments of a large early club very unusual type of stone
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Patu Handle. Upper portion of a finely crafted patu onewa. Three ridges to the reke (butt). Hourglass-shaped suspension hole. Length 17 cm. Width 7.2 cm
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Group Artefacts. Large collection of various adzes, sinkers and stones of varying size and material
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Toki of classic form
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Group of Toki. Five large adzes in classic form of varying stone types together with a stone
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Toki of classic form. Length 16.5 cm. Width 6 cm. Y Reg pending
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Group of Toki. Thirteen various adzes and stones
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Maori Tattooing Instrument. A very rare and fine instrument with a cylindrical wooden shaft adorned with fine spiral design carved into the end leading to a flattened rectangular top also finely carved with double haehae lines and dog-tooth notching. The end has attached bone tool with tapering prongs. Minor loss. Length 27.7 cm. Width 1.4 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand
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Rare Group of Tattooing Chisels (5). Small and delicate bone tattooing blades Max.Length 4 cm
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Rare Group of tattooing chisels (5). Small and delicate bone tattooing blades max. length 4 cm
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus considered sacred and used as an indelible dye in tattooing. Burnt to a cinder and mixed with dog fat and soot. Whatever remained after each use was carefully preserved, handed from father to son (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of three fungus (3)
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Airtu Ahwito. A group of two fungus (2)
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Rare tattooing bowl. Very rare tattooing pigment bowl fashioned from a root ball, the naturally bent handle leads to a carved bowl with haehae and pataki designs and is highlighted with an abstracted tiki head with a protruding spilt tongue. Rich mid brown patina, with traces of natural pigment to the inner bowl. Length 44.5 cm. Width 20 cm
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Carved Lintel. Five intertwined manaia figures on a flattened rectangular panel. Blackened patina. Length 76 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand
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Large Stone Mere. Dark flecked stone with a manaia head to handle. Length 45 cm, W12 cm
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Chinese Stone Pig Dragon. Hong Shan Style of carved dark stone. Height 8.5 cm. Width 6 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand
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Iron Bound Club. Bamboo body bound with copper and iron finely decorated with various motifs. Length 11 cm. Width 3.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand
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Japanese Fire Fighters Tool. Long shaft with metal fittings blade attached to top. Length 180 cm. Width 15 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand
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Japanese Pole Lance. Long shaft with metal and lacquer fittings cross shaped blade attached to top. Length 206 cm. Width 12 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand
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Borneo Woven Mat. tightly woven with geometric patterning with natural black dyes. Length 186 cm. Width 94 cm
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Group of Objects. including a finely woven bag, wooden dolphin and figure with inlaid shell. Max. Length 21 cm
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Hippopotamus Tooth. good size tooth which tapers to a point. Length 26.5 cm. Width 3.5 cm
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Group of Ebony Carvings depicting a Lion, seated figure and a pair of female figures holding a bowl. Max. Length 58 cm
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Group of Marine Ivory. including five teeth, and an inner ear drum from a sperm whale and a small piece of unworked greenstone. Max.Length 11 cm. (7)
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Group of Carvings. Two mounted to bases and one necklace (3)
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George French Angus, Te Hameme, Patara & Tatua 36 x 26 cm, mounted This and the following lots are from 'Portraits of the New Zealand Maori', published by Ah & Aw Reed, ltd ed. of 750
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George French Angus, Muriwhenua, Haea and Mekamkea 36 x 26 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, E Karo and E Kau 3 3 x 24 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Te Taepa 34 x 26 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Abraham Taupo 35 x 23 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Cooking Sheds 35 x 25 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Maori Canoes 23 x 35 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Huiputea Wirihana 35 x 25 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Hhori, Son of Huiputea 37 x 256 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Wahu Tapu at the Pahe 26 x 36 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Te Uepehi 37 x 26 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Taituku and Rahi 35 x 24 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Rangituatua 34 x 26 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, Tiaweo and Te Mara 33 x 26 cm, mounted
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George French Angus, 'New Zealand Illustrated ' 21 various prints from an edition of 1000
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