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African, Oceanic & Maori Artefacts — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:577
Sale Title:African, Oceanic & Maori ArtefactsLots with images:299
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:541
Date:1-Aug-2019
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19th century Maori bronze matau (fish hook). 'T' shape snood knob, point with two external and one internal barb. Length 7.5 cm
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18th century or earlier Maori bone matau (fish hook). Remnants of lashing groove. Provenance: Webster collection no.1452. Length 7.5 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Slight notching visible to incurve. Shallow grooves to snood knob. Provenance: Webster collection no.1262. Length 5 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Possible remnants of weku mask to snood knob. Provenance: Webster collection no.1254. Length 6 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Lashing groove to shank, unusual serrations to outer edge. Provenance: Webster collection no.1260. Length 5 cm.
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A 19th century Maori bone pa kahawai Shank. Hour glass form suspension hole. Grooved lashing point for barb. Provenance: Webster collection no.1456. Length 9 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori matau (fish hook) point. Provenance: Webster collection no.1266. Length 8 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone sinker of oval shape with Lashing groove to Circumference. Cord attached. Length 4.5 cm. Provenance: Webster collection no.1290
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A pre 19th century stone mahe (sinker). Large knob with hour glass suspension hole. Lashing grove to underside. Width 8 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Suspension hole unfinished to knob. Height 9.5 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Relatively smooth knob with suspension hole. Some loss to one side. '202' in white ink to side. Width 10 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Suspension hole to raised knob. Width 9 cm. '211' in white ink to side
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Pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). No suspension hole to top knob. Width 9 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone mahe (sinker). Large suspension hole to tapering top. Lashing groove to underside. '206 Wainui Bay' in white ink to side. Width 24 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori green stone toki (adze). Of natural curved form. Minor chips to blade. Length 16 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori green stone toki (adze). Of relatively flat form, fine blade. Length 9.5 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori stone toki (adze). Of tapering rectangular form, fine tapering blade. L27 cm
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Five small pre 19th century Maori green stone Whao (Chisels). Provenance: Ex Webster collection (some numbers indecipherable). Length 3-5 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori carved toki Poutangata (ceremonial adze). Wooden shaft of possibly natural form with squared heel. Replacement lashing with flared stone blade. Length 46 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori carved toki Poutangata (ceremonial adze). Haft only. Carved knob to shaft, heel with lashing grooves. L63 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori Ko (digging stick). Of simple form, pointed at both ends. Length 42 cm
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A pre 19th century Maori wooden patu aruhe (Fernroot beater). Slightly flared knob to grip, relatively flat base. Length 19 cm
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Three small pre 19th century Maori stone Whao (Chisels). Together with an obsidian flake. Provenance: one whao Webster collection no.428. Whao length 4 cm ea (approx)
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A pre 19th century Maori stone toki (adze). Flared blade and defined grip. Ref '2607' in black ink to blade. Length 17 cm
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Three pre 19th century Maori stone toki (adzes). Length 18 cm, 26 cm and 11 cm
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Two pre 19th century Maori stone adzes. L11 cm and 12 cm
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A Maori' incised small stone decorated to one end in abstract motifs. Together with two hollowed out stone vessels of unknown origin.
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Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 6.7 cm length
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Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 9.7 cm length
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Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 10.92 cm length, together with two green stone pieces
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Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 16 cm length
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Maori late 19th century kiwi feather kete. Densely feathered bag on finely woven flax base, with tassels. Length 15 cm, height 19 cm
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Tuturu kete, tobacco pouch made from pingao, sedge grass c. 1890-1910
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Huia feather. Length 17.5 cm
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Stone toki/adze, 20 cm length
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Stone toki/adze smoothed sharp edge finish, 23 cm length
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Two stone toki/adze, 20 cm and 21 cm lengths
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Patu muka, heavy stone pounder, 19.5 cm length
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Toki/adze, ridged unfinished form, light stone, 26 cm length, together with large flat based stone piece
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Five stone toki/adze, 15 cm, 14.5 cm, 12 cm, 10 cm x 2 lengths
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Five stone toki/adze, 8.5 cm, 11.5 cm, 8 cm, 15 cm, 9 cm lengths
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Four stone toki/adze, 14 cm, 11.5, 10 and 8 cm lengths
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Five stone toki/adze, 10 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm, 9 cm and 13.5 cm lengths
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Five stone toki/adze, 11 cm, 8.5 cm, 8.9 cm, 9.5 cm and 9 cm lengths
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Three stone toki/adze, 15.5 cm, 12 cm, 10.5 cm lengths, and stone piece
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Three stone mahe/sinkers, 10 cm, 9 cm and 7 cm widths
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Stone Punga/ anchor stone found lake Te Anau, 29 cm length, 24 cm width approx
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Pre-European stone boundary marker. Provenance: north canterbury, Conway river south 61 cm height
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Stone cylinder. Provenance: found Bluff harbour
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Stone whao / chisel 20 cm length
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Toki/adze blade edge piece smooth finish 12.5 cm length
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Two stone toki / adze, smoothed and pecked finishes, 18.5 cm and 20 cm lengths
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Two stone toki / adze, both with smoothed finishes, 21.5 cm and 16 cm lengths
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Two stone toki / adze, smooth finishes, 13 cm and 31 cm lengths
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Collection stone Flints, vintage boxed with varying location labels including black rock, Kenepuru, picnic bay, Pukatea bay together with single possible moa bone piece
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Green stone toki/adze, plain flattened form, 9.5 cm
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Green stone kuru pendant, translucent pounamu, 12.5 cm length
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Green stone kuru pendant, elongated with rounded end, 8 cm length
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Green stone kuru pendant, wide with faceted edges, 6.5 cm length
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Miniature axe, green stone blade and wooden shaft
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Whalebone kotiate hand club, liver shape on profile tiki handle finial with protruding tongue, paua shell set eyes, 27 cm length
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Late 19th century whalebone patu, full male tiki figure to the side with tiki mask finial, 30.5 cm length
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Green stone mere, finely worked with sharp edges, ridged butt handle, 34.5 cm length
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Piupiu 56 x 42 cm (folded)
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Tokotoko / walking stick, all finely notch carved with paua shell inlays, 85 cm length
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Tokotoko / walking stick, full figure with knop grip, 91 cm
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20th century taiaha, traditional form, 152 cm
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Two Pacific Island digging sticks, 220 cm and 207 cm
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Fine woven belt an early and finely woven textile Santa Cruz Island, East Solomon Islands. Length 113 cm
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Stone pounder pecked surface with flared base and carved top. Height 15 cm
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Easter Island stone head volcanic stone carved with raised, facial features. Height 17, width 11 cm
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Fine Cook Island stool no oanga of fine proportions, rising from four legs, each with teardrop-shaped feet and a faceted edge beneath elegantly curved legs, supporting the arching rectangular seat., length 35.5, height 11 cm
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Easter Island figure carved hardwood figure of a bird man, head pointing skyward, arms resting to nape of the back, protruding belly, slightly tapering legs, dark brown polished patina. Height 66 cm, width 12 cm
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Fine Tanzanian stool with hollowed bowl form seat with tubular raised legs and circular feet. Mid brown well used patina. Height 31.5 cm diameter 36 cm
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Black stone Arrowhead, length 4 cm
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Zulu snuff container good early example circular hollowed container with carved triangular decoration to body. Diameter 7 cm
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Samoan war club classic form with decoration to blade length 50 cm
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