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Material Culture Live — Webb's

Auction House:Webb'sNumber of lots recorded:267
Sale Title:Material Culture LiveLots with images:267
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:172
Date:17-Oct-2022
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A Sali club, Fiji. A sali, also known as a 'Gunstock club' is used in combat. Carved from hardwood this club features a long cylindrical shaft with a curving blade and spur to one side of the blade. The blade features small holes up its length. Coloured with a rich brown-red finish. Length 102 cm, depth 13 cm
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A Totokia club, Fiji. A tokotia or 'Pandadus head' club is used in combat. This club has been carved from a hardwood. With a long cylindrical shaft and a bulbous head with multi-layers of spikes and a pointed tip. Coloured with a deep red-brown finish. Length 91 cm, width 13 cm, depth 22 cm
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A Kanak club, New Caledonia, 19th century. Used in combat as a weapon. Commonly known as a 'Mushroom' club or a 'Phallic' club. A cylindrical shaft with a domed head and incised detailing below. The pommel is a raised cylindrical form. Affixed to the club is label that reads 'New Caledonia 188- Wallace Coll no 24'. Length 98 cm, width 8 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa, Wallace collection
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An Alofolo club, Malaita, Solomon Islands, late 19th century. Carved from a single piece of wood, this club features a flat rectangular blade enlivened by a raised fin on each side. Delicate incised detailing of geometric patterns at the blade. A long shaft that terminates at the double-flange pommel. Coloured with a black pigment. Length 105 cm, width 8 cm, depth 6 cm. Provenance: Previously of the Sir Bruce Saunders collection
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An Ula club, Fiji, 19th century. With a lobed head to the upper section and a chip carved handgrip to the lower portion. In a rich dark laquer. Presented on custom stand. Height 43 cm, depth 10 cm
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An Alafolo club, Solomon Islands. A carved club with flat rectangular blade enlivened by a raised fin on each side, that extends into a square shaft interspersed with a diamond-shaped knob and terminating with a double-flange pommel. Blackened patina contrasting with lime-filled chevron and abstract frigate designs. Length 104 cm, width 9 cm
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A throwing club, Tonga, Close-range projectile weapon with bulbous head and cylindrical shaft, delicately incised with floral and geometric motifs signalling the status of the owner, rich lustrous patina. Length 33 cm
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A Wewak neck adornment, Papua New Guinea, worn around the neck. The adornment is made with a pandaus base. Hundred of small shells have been sewen into place. Height 18.2 cm, width 56 cm
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A pig hunting net, Papua New Guinea, middle 20th century. Used for hunting and capturing pigs. Made from twisted plant fibre rope. The net has an open end with long cords for securing the catch. Length 405 cm
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A cowrie shell Wewak necklace, Papua New Guinea, used as a body adornment. Made with a 152 cowrie shells that have been bound together with plant fibre cord. Length 59 cm, width 3 cm
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A storyboard, Kambot, Papua New Guinea, Storyboards are used as tools for social memory, they record an event through their images. This storyboard is carved from wood in a rough oval form. The storyboard depicts five figures in front of trees and two snakes to the right of the figures. The board has been pigmented red and detailing has been highlighted in white lime pigment. Height 63 cm, width 123 cm
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A Damarou Sago pot, Aibom village, Papua New Guinea, Sago pots are made from rings of softened clay that are moulded together and then pulled upwards, creating the thin walls of these vessels. They are used for the storage of flour. This sago pot is of bulbous form with a wide flared neck. At the exterior are raised designs depicting a chicken's face. The pots are coloured with pigments of white, yellow, and black. This sago pot has a woven plant fibre brace for its transportation. Height 67 cm, depth 47 cm
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A storyboard, Kambot, Papua New Guinea, Storyboards are used as tools for social memory, they record an event through their images. This story board is carved from wood in a rough oval form. The storyboard depicts five figures in front of trees and two snakes to the right of the figures. The board has been pigmented red and detailing has been highlighted in white lime pigment. Height 29 cm, width 74 cm
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A Kupesi rubbing tablet, Tonga, used in the production of ngatu tapa, the barkcloth is layed over the tablet and pigments are rubbed into the barkcloth to create the designs. Made with a coconut husk base with coconut midrib stitched into patterns. 32 x 98 cm
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A Naga chest ornament, Nagaland, India, circa 1950s. Cowrie shells woven, and mounted on board for display. In Naga communities, such chest ornaments are used to express status and identity, for example a particular rank, age or if they have performed particular ceremonies. Hx WXmm
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A Bushong Womens skirt, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th century. Made from barkcloth and woven raffia, with dyed linear geometric designs and triangles, interspersing both positive and negative space. Wrapped multiple times around the body to create a voluminous skirt. Height 168 cm, width 62 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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A Ngatu, Tonga, made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. Ngatu are highly valued, and used for special occasions such as wedding and funeral ceremonies. 194 x 414 cm
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A large and impressive Ngatu, Tonga, made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. Ngatu are highly valued, and used for special occasions such as wedding and funeral ceremonies. 234 x 235 cm
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A Ngatu, Tonga, made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. Ngatu are highly valued, and used for special occasions such as wedding and funeral ceremonies. With an applied protective backing. 370 x 165 cm
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A figural carving, East Timor, carved from a single piece of hardwood and coloured with a black patina. This figure is unusual in that it is in an active pose with legs reflecting a walking gate. With many observable grooves in the wood from the artist's wood-working tools. Height 45 cm, width 14 cm
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A dancing staff, Australia, painted in ochre and white with black stripes. Bark peeled off on some areas. Length 110 cm. Provenance: from the collection of Keith St Cartmail
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A Bulul rice guardian figure, Ifugao, Phillipines, Bulul figures are used to protect and increase rice crops.The production of bulul figures requires the presence of a priest to ensure that the figure gains power. Carved from a single piece of hardwood, this figure depicts a seated person with hands resting at the knees. The figure would have once been covered in a black lacquer, now only some remnants can be seen. Height 23.4 cm, depth 8 cm
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A Masi, Fiji, made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. A long panel featuring floral patterning. 206 x 28 cm
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A Masi Bolabola tapa cloth, Fiji, made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. Ngatu are highly valued, and used for special occasions such as wedding and funeral ceremonies. Stencil border. With a central panel with stylised flowers and geometric patterning on an orange ground. 177 x 213 cm
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A Lepau tapa, Santa Cruz, High-ranking men of Santa Cruz would wear lepau on their body. Made from the inner-bark of Hiapo (mulberry tree) and decorated with natural dyes. With hand painted designs of geometric bands in eight block panels. Featuring frigate bird designs. 125 x 42 cm
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An architectural piece from Tamil Nadu, India, dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of birds and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Height 27 cm, width 104 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa
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A Coptic Loom textile, Egypt. A small section of loom woven textile, depicting an owl on a red ground with a gold coloured boarder, and a swirl pattern. Mounted on a white ground and framed behind glass. 24 x 225 (frame). Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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Two vintage New Zealand postcard albums, one an album of Whakarewarewa views containing 12 post cards of New Zealands Wonderland I(one missing), the other Hamurana and Okere Trip 12 postcards (complete), both published by Iles. 9 x 15.5 cm
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A ceiling panel, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu. This panel dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of flora and fauna and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Height 151 cm, width 38 cm, depth 4.5 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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A ceiling panel, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu. This panel dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of flora and fauna and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Including a custom made bronze base. Height 170.5 cm, width 34 cm, depth 4 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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A ceiling panel from Chettinad Palace, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu. This panel dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of flora and fauna and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Height 142 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 5 cm. Provenance: private collection, New Zealand
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A ceiling panel, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu. This panel dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of flora and fauna and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Height 145.5 cm, width 46 cm, depth 4 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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A ceiling panel, Kanadukathan, Tamil Nadu. This panel dates to the 19th century. Ornately created in the traditions of wood carving for Chettinad architecture. Made from a hardwood, and includes motifs of flora and fauna and geometry. From the house of the Raja of Chettinad, which was built in 1912. Height 147.5 cm, width 42 cm, depth 4 cm. Provenance: private collection, Aotearoa
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A Sing-Sing Kundu drum, Papua New Guinea, used to create music and at Sing-sing events. An hourglass form carved from wood with animal hide skin top. Height 52 cm, width 16.5 cm
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View of an arched rock on the coast of New Zealand with a place of Retreat on the top of it by Sydney Parkinson, lithograph, hand-painted. Illustration from 'A journal of a voyage to the south Seas, in his Majesty's ship, the Endeavour' 1773. Framed behind glass. Frame 26.3 x 33.5 cm, print 12 x 19 cm
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View of a Hippah or village in New Zealand by John Webber, lithograph, hand coloured. Depicting a settlement on the Island of Motuara in Malborough Sounds. The original engraving was made in 1796 and the drawing by Webber in the 1970s. Framed behind glass. Frame 35.5 x 40 cm, print 15 x 21 cm
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War canoe of the New Zealanders in the South Pacific Ocean by William Hodges and W. Grainger, lithograph. C.1800. Engraved by W. Grainger and designed by William Hodges. Hand coloured. Framed behind glass. Frame 34 x 38.5 cm, print 16.5 x 20.5 cm
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A Curiously arched rock on the coast of New Zealand. A New Zealand chief Whose head is Ingeniously Tatawed, and a Subaltern warrior of the same country by an unknown artist, lithograph, hand-painted. Based on the drawings by Sydney Parkinson. The top image depicts Te Puta o Paretauhinu pa at the top of an arched rock in mercury bay. Framed behind glass. Frame 42 x 34.5 cm, print 28.5 x 19 cm
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Pa in Kororareka by an unknown artist, lithograph, hand coloured. 1841. Taken from the drawing by an artist aboard the French ship 'Venus' which anchored in the Bay of Islands for a month in 1838. Framed behind glass. Frame 29 x 38.3 cm, print 17.5 x 27 cm
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A man of New Zealand. A woman of New Zealand by Jean Piron, lithograph, hand coloured. 1806. Depicting two people from cape Maria van Diemen. Framed behind glass. Frame 31.8 x 36.5 cm, print 13.5 x 19.7 cm
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The inside of a Hippah, in New Zealand by John Webber, lithograph. Drawn in 1770s and engraved in 1784.. A depiction of a pa on Motuara Island in the Marlborough Sounds. Framed behind glass. Frame 40 x 55 cm, print 22 x 36 cm
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Gezict van Huaheine and Debarquement a Tanna L'une Des Npuvelles Hebrides engraved by Robert Bernard, lithograph. French edition. Made in 1777, plate 93 and plate 46. The top image depicts two of Captain Cook's ships the Resolution and the adventure at the island of Tahiti. The lower lithograph depicts Captain Cook offering a 'peace offering' to the people of Vanuatu. Framed behind glass. Frame 63 x 60.5 cm, print 23 x 49.5 cm
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A family in Dusk bay, New Zealand by William Hodges, lithograph. Made in 1794. Depicting members of iwi Kati Mamoe. Framed behind glass. Frame 33.3 x 48 cm, print 21.8 x 34 cm
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A woman of New Zealand by William Hodges, lithograph. 1777. Plate 58. From the book: prints to Cook's voyages. Framed behind glass. Frame 41.4 x 29.7 cm, print 26.5 x 19 cm
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Vrouw van Nieuw-Zeeland and man van Nieuw-Zeeland by William Hodges, lithograph. 1803. First drawn by Hodges at Tataranui (Queen Charlotte sound) during Captain James Cook's first visit to the sound during on his second voyage June 1773. The image of the man is a portrait of Rangituanui, a chief of ngati Hikatoa. Framed behind glass. Frame 36.3 x 46.2 cm, print 16.5 x 11.2 cm
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Homme de La Nou Zelande by William Hodges, lithograph. Plate number 57. A portrait of Rangituanui, principle chief of ngati Hikatoa. Drawn by Hodges and engraved by Robert Bernard circa 1870. In a new box frame behind glass. Print 24 x 19 cm, frame 41.5 x 36 cm
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Horowhenua lake by Charles Decimus Barraud, lithograph, hand-painted. 1877. Depicting Kikopiri pa. Framed behind glass. Frame 29.5 x 42.5 cm, print 10.5 x 23.5 cm
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Riviere Tamise from Relation Des voyages Entrepris Par Ordre de SA MajesteBritannique by Hawkseworth, lithograph. French edition of the 1774 documentation of Captain James Cook's expedition on the Endeavour. A chart of the coromandel and the river Thames estuary. Framed behind glass. 46 x 67.5 cm, print 29 x 44.5 cm
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Leichte Fahrzeuge auf den Raeuber - Inseln by Schiffe, lithograph, hand coloured. German lithograph made in 1754, plate number 12. Depicting a pacific outrigger canoe. Framed and behind glass. Frame 40.5 x 55.5 cm, print 21.5 x 39 cm
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'Efpece de Maene des Habitans de la Nouvelle Zelande' by John Bernard, lithograph. Made in 1773. Originally drawn on Cook's first voyage. Framed behind glass. Frame 46 x 55 cm, print 23.1 x 17.8 cm
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Plate no. 10 by an unknown artist, lithograph, handcoloured. Depicting adzes, tattooing implements, and a paddle. Framed and behind glass. 42 x 39.6 cm, print 23.5 x 22.5 cm
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Vue Dum Rocher Troue de la Nouvelle Zelande and Villa ge Fortifie Bati fur un Rocher Troue de la Nouvelle Zelande by Sydney Parkinson, lithograph. Plate 8 made in 1773 and plate 10 drawn in 1769. The lithograph on the left depicts a rock archway in Tolaga bay. The one to the right depicts Te Putao Paretauhinaua fortified pa on an arched rock on mercury bay. Framed behind glass. Frame 46 x 55 cm, print 23.8 x 19 cm
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Neu Seeland (Tasman-Bay) by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. Made between 1826-1836. Drawn by de Saison during the voyage on the astrolabe under the command of Dumont D'Urville. Framed behind glass. Frame 53.5 x 45.8 cm, print 34 x 26 cm
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A Colonial lithograph detailing Maori life by Charles Decimus Barraud, lithograph. From Barraud: New Zealand Graphic and Descriptive. London. 1877. Framed behind glass. Frame 57 x 44.2 cm
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Bewohner Von Houa Houa by Arthur Honegger, lithograph, hand-painted. Made between 1826-1829 after Louis Auguste de Sainson. Inhabitants of Tolaga bay. Framed behind glass. Frame 46 x 39.5 cm, print 26.6 x 20 cm
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Depictions of Maori life by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. From the voyage of the ship astrolabe and publication 'Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde'. Framed and behind glass. Frame 45.4 x 55 cm, print 25 x
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Heads of New Zealand chiefs and a New Zealand war canoe by Sydney Parkinson, lithograph, hand coloured. Framed behind glass. Frame 42.3 x 50.5 cm, print 19.5 x 27.5 cm
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Depictions of Maori life by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. From the voyage of the ship astrolabe and publication 'Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde'. Framed and behind glass. 46 x 55 cm, print 25.7 x 13.1 cm
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Depictions from voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. Made in 1836. Framed behind glass. Frame 45.5 x 54.5 cm, print 25 x 14 cm
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Depictions from Boyahe Pittoresque Autour du Monde by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. Made in 1836. Framed behind glass. Frame 45.5 x 54.5 cm, 24.5 x 14.5 cm
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Depictions from voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde by Louis Auguste de Sainson, lithograph, hand-painted. Made in 1836 to illustrate the adventures of the French explorer Dumont d'Urville and ship the astrolabe. Framed behind glass. Frame 45.5 x 55 cm, print 24.3 x 15 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Fijian woman. An early albumen photograph. Marked '62A Fijian Ta'. 19.7 x 14.1 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Polynesian woman, gelatin silver print. Marked 'Andrew 103'. 20.8 x 14.9 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Fijian woman. An early albumen photograph. Marked 'Bb Fijian .Ta'. 18.9 x 14.3 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Samoan woman, early albumen print. Marked 'Samoan beauty Cop Reg .T.A no 1'. 19.8 x 14 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Samoan woman. An early albumen photograph. Marked '52 Samoan'. 19.8 x 14.3 cm
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Unknown photographer a portrait of a Samoan woman. An early albumen print. Marked 'Samoan girl 148- T.A.'. 19.8 x 14 cm
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