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Kenneth Athol Webster Collection Part III — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:253
Sale Title:Kenneth Athol Webster Collection Part IIILots with images:115
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:223
Date:22-Mar-2011
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). Dark green colour. Length 4 cm. Webster Collection no. 751.
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). Light green colour. Length 3 cm.
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). Dark green colour. Length 4.5 cm. Webster Collection no. 745.
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Late 18th century Maori greenstone ear pendant (Kuru). Light green colour, rounded form with hour glass hole. Length 7 cm.
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). Nice sharp edge. Length 6 cm. Webster Collection no. 742.
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). Light green colour. Length 5 cm.
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Contact period Maori greenstone chisel (Whao). golden green colour. Length 4 cm.
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Two contact period Maori greenstone chisels (Whao). One with sharp edge, light green colour. Other river-worn and very smooth. Length 5 cm. Webster Collection no. 759. Length 3 cm.
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Contact period Maori greenstone adze, river-worn. Length 4.5 cm. originally from the Edward Armytage Collection no. 48068.
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Contact period Maori greenstone adze with good cutting edge. Length 6 cm.
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Contact period stone Arrowhead. Length 4 cm. originally from the Edward Armytage Collection no. 47734.
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A contact period Obsidian Scrapper. Would have been used for scraping flax or scaling fish. Length 2.5 cm. originally from the Edward Armytage Collection no. 47833.
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Contact period Maori greenstone adze. Sharp edge, smooth and riverworn around body. Length 9.2 cm.
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Contact period Maori greenstone adze. Nice cutting edge with rope groove for securing to haft. Length 6 cm. Edward Armytage Collection no. 47988?
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Contact period Maori greenstone hei tiki. Beautifully stone carved Kawakawa type, old hour glass suspension hole to back of head, good spinach green colour. Old break, missing bottom legs. Head to right, hands on thighs. Length 9 cm
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18th/19th century north Auckland stone adze (toki). Greywacke type stone. Length 20 cm.
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18th/19th century Taranaki stone adze (toki) with some history. Length 13 cm.
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18th/19th century north Auckland hafted stone adze (toki). Some chips. Length 16.5 cm.
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18th/19th century Taranaki stone adze (toki). In good condition, no chips. Length 17 cm.
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Early 20th century Maori carving of a stylised waka with six manaia with paua shell eyes and 12 wave projections. Length 78 cm. Height 14 cm (not including stand).
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18th/19th century Taranaki stone adze (toki). In good condition. Length 14.5 cm.
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Small 18th/19th century Taranaki stone adze (toki). Length 9 cm.
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18th/19th century Taranaki adze (toki). In good condition. Length 12.5 cm.
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Small 18th/19th century Taranaki stone adze. Greenish colour. Length 7.3 cm.
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18th/19th century north Auckland small stone adze (toki). Found in dunes at Keri Keri in 1972. Length 8 cm.
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18th/19th century rare stone drill point. Length 5 cm.
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Small 18th/19th century Taranaki stone Hafted shape adze (toki). Beautiful smooth shape; in excellent condition. Length 9 cm.
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Fish bladder float/pendant. Fish bladders were used by Maori as floats on lines and small nets when fishing. Toggle on end. Length 11 cm. Y no. To be assessed.
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18th/19th century Taranaki stone fishing sinker. No hole, just impression of it being started. Length 8 cm.
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Important 18th century Taranaki large stone adze (toki). In very good condition; from Patea. Possibly pre-European. Good patina and smooth appearance, some old small chips half way down the adze, cutting edge is perfect. Length 26 cm.
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A superb pre-European stone flax pounder (Patu Muka). Wonderful shape and proportions. Has a dome top on the handle. From the lower North Island, possibly Foxton. Length 27.5 cm.
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Large 18th/19th century Taranaki stone sinker for a fishing net. Groove for rope all the way around. Length 24 cm.
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A large natural greenstone river Boulder. Water polished smooth; beautiful pale green colour. Length 40 cm. Width 20 cm. Weight 12.2kg
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Kahurangi Marsden flower jade river Boulder. Smooth, deep green colour. Length 40 cm. Width 28 cm. Weight 14.4kg.
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Natural greenstone slab with long cut to one end, the cut reveals deep even-green colour inside. Length 22 cm. Width 14 cm. Weight 2.1kg.
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20th century greenstone Maori tiki. Good colour; head to right shoulder, hands on hips. Length 9 cm
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20th century Maori canoe Bailer from Rotorua, (Maori Arts & Crafts Institute). Length 36 cm
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Late 19th century kauri gum chief's head with tattooed face and feather cloak. Height 10 cm.
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Historical whales tooth from a Russian Whaling Ship. Inscribed 'N.Z. Campble Station From SS. 'Gnevny'. USSR. 14-15/I 65'. Tip of tooth is chipped; once was mounted. Length 18 cm
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Airtu Ahwito (Fungus). Considered sacred and used as an indelible dye in tattooing. Burnt to a cinder and mixed with dog fat and soot. What ever remained after each use was carefully preserved and handed down from father to Son. Length 18 cm.
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Airtu Ahwito (Fungus). Considered sacred and used as an indelible dye in tattooing. Burnt to a cinder and mixed with dog fat and soot. What ever remained after each use was carefully preserved and handed down from father to Son. Length 16 cm.
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18th century Maori bone items, comprising: 2 bone fishing shanks; 1 bone tip; 1 composite hook and a pendant.
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Airtu Ahwito (Fungus). Considered sacred and used as an indelible dye in tattooing. Burnt to a cinder and mixed with dog fat and soot. What ever remained after each use was carefully preserved and handed down from father to Son. Note: it is missing the stick with the fungus on it. Length 6 cm.
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Maori stone adze. Some tiny chips to cutting edge. Length 20 cm.
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Late 18th/early 19th century Maori stone sinker. Slight old chipping to hour glass hole. Height 9 cm. (Y No. to be assessed)
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19th century Maori stone adze. Flecked stone, tiny chips in cutting edge. Length 12.5 cm. (Y no. To be assessed).
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19th century Maori stone adze. Nice cutting edge, worn butt. Length 12 cm. (Y no. To be assessed).
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Ross Johns greenstone sculpture 'The Leaf'. Ross Johns is a member of the Ngai Tahu tribe and the only artist selected by Ngai Tahu to have a piece of his artworks gifted to Te Papa forever. Length 42 cm. Height 4 cm.
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Early 19th century Maori bone & stone items, comprising: 2 stone fishing shanks; 2 bone fishing shanks; 1 bone fishing tip; and a sharks tooth ear ornament.
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18th century Maori stone sinker. Height 11 cm
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Early 19th century Maori stone adze. Found in Auckland region. Chips to edge. Length 12 cm.
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Early 19th century Maori stone adze. Found in Auckland region. Some chips to top edge. Length 15 cm.
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Two 19th century Maori stone adzes. Both found in Auckland region. Length 10 cm length 6 cm
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Early 19th century Maori hocken flax thread and needle. Used on capes and cloaks. Length 5.5 cm (excluding thread)
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Large and rare c. 1910 Maori flax sleeping mat (whariki). Gifted to the vendors grandmother by local Maori in the Rotorua area. Length 303 cm, 163 cm.
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Early 19th century stone Patu. Greenish colour; in excellent condition. Found in lower North Island river in about 1947. Some marks of river or sea slugs that were attached at one stage but now removed. Y no. To be assessed. Length 36 cm.
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Early 19th century Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct. Length 14.5 cm.
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Early 19th century Huia bird feather. Feathers were stuck into the topknot by their quills, the tail feathers of the huia were regarded as the most valuable and were kept in waka huia treasure boxes, the huia bird is now extinct. This lot also comes with a 3 cm huia breast feather. Length 14.5 cm.
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Flax Pui Pui skirt with black and white woollen border. Width 42 cm.
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20th century Maori carved small wooden box with sliding lid. Carved all over. Length 12 cm.
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Rare contact period/early 19th century carved oratory stick. Carved by Ihakara Te Aukaha. Length 97 cm
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19th century Maori flax floor Mat (Whariki) c1830 - 1840. Length 270 cm, 154 cm.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Maori childs taiaha fighting staff, with paua shell inlaid eyes. Length 102 cm
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20th century Brian Flintoff whalebone pendant & wooden base. 'Ika Whenua' with description and a small flax kete woven by Heeni Kerekare. Height 12 cm of wooden base, pendant width 6.5 cm
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Beautiful late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace with coloured trade beads and seeds, and a shell border. Length 50 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Rare late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Seed pod collar with diamond shaped pendant made of coloured trade beads and seeds with a shell border. Length 40 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Beautiful late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea Anklet, with coloured trade beads on hand made rope, and dog teeth and seed pod hanging pendant/noise maker decoration. Length 21 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Superb late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace, with a seed and coloured trade bead collar in a geometric pattern, and a curved shell pendant. Slight damage to collar. Length 47 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Stunning late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Made of shell and seed pods with six tassels on the bottom. Length 31 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea necklace. Made of small carved shell pieces. Length 58 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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19th century rare Papua New Guinea hand made pottery bowl. Decorated with geometric cross hatched lines and small bumps around the rim. Found in the field. Height 10 cm. Length 21 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden hand carved male figure with big pectorals and shells eyes. Height 40 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden hand carved figure. Height 24 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved wooden figure with shell eyes. Crack through the face. Height 22 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved wooden figure. Height 28 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved kneeling figure with almond carved eyes and eyebrows. Height 19 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved Bearded figure. Whimsical expression; nice detailed carving. Height 22 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved figure. split on the stomach. Height 31.5 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved figure. Height 37 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden hand carved statue of a figure on top of a tree kangaroo, with shell eyes and jewellery. Height 26 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden hand carved statue of a birdman figure holding his beard, with shell eyes. Height 41 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea hand carved wooden figure of a birdman. Found in the Ramu river. Height 28 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden hand carved skull rack of a female figure with birds on either side. Shell eyes and the item is painted with light grey paint. Length 70 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Papua New Guinea wooden spear thrower with geometric carving on both sides with a reddish paint. Hand made string still attached in some places. Length 104 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Rare late 19th/early 20th century Massim Culture District lime gourd with bone swivel stick. Beautifully carved with geometric patterns. Hand made flax twine. Height 29 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s.
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Late 19th/early 20th century Massim Culture District wooden hand carved bowl. Decorated with a fish/sea creature. Traces of white colouring. Height 10 cm. Length 42 cm. Provenance: Rev. Williams 1930s
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Early 20th century small Aboriginal shield. Hand carved wooden elliptical shape with handle. Decorated with broken lines framing parallel lines in panels on both sides of the shield. Length 68 cm.
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Aboriginal heavy wooden club/ spear thrower. Hand carved with circles and curved lines. Length 37 cm.
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Aboriginal heavy wooden club. Hand carved with parallel lines and dots. Length 64 cm.
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Aboriginal boomerang. Hand carved. Length 53 cm.
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African wooden Zulu Orators staff with a soft twist pattern carved on a third of the stick. Length 133 cm.
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19th century African wooden headrest from Congo in a wonderful wood selection with ethnic repair to splits. Carved from one piece of wood. Nice plaited leather handle; smooth patina all over. Height 18 cm.
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Polynesian Clamshell adze. Length 15 cm.
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Pacific Islands paddle/club with wide blade. Length 121 cm.
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A Fijian club (Gata), also known as ‘Gunstock' club. Carved detailing all over; chip to top. Length 90 cm.
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West African mask with vegetable fibre braids. Height 24 cm. Width 14 cm.
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Fijian throwing club (Ula). Lovely patina and diamond shape carving to lower handle. Length 40 cm.
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Fijian throwing club (Ula). Lovely patina and triangle lined pattern to lower handle. Length 38 cm.
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Early 19th century large war club. Length 107 cm.
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19th century Samoan war club. Length 64 cm.
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