| *** | An impressive and prestigious 19th century kahu kiwi, the Kingmakers cloak, muka flax fibre, kiwi feathers, kaka and kereru feathers. See long description for more information and provenance. Y registration 16695 | *** |  |
| *** | Hori Parone, tekoteko figure, enamel on carved timber, paua, tin, composite, wire (circa. 1960), 86 x 18 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ngapuhi tribal region, an impressive pair of Amo boards, carved with male and female warrior figures wearing piupiu. The female figures each holding a patu and the male figures holding kotiate and wahaika. Circa 1920, height 240 cm. Provenance: formerly… | *** |  |
| *** | Tene Waitere, a large and important carved panel, historically part of the Geyser Observation Rotunda at Whakarewarewa. The standing ancestral male figure with naturalistic face and body and incised facial tattoo. Carved wheku head to the abdomen, with… | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu, [18th century], an exceptional pre-European pounamu mere of a translucent medium green colour with waves of white feathering, large well worn stone drilled hourglass hole. Length 38 cm, known as the Kronfeld mere after the first Collectors… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine kahu huruhuru, 19th century, the kahu huruhuru cloak was introduced in the second half of the 19th century and was typically decorated with the feathers of high status bird species. This fine example dating from 1880 is muka backed and is woven… | *** |  |
| *** | Anaha Te Rahui (1822-1913), superb 19th century ngati tarawhai figure-supported bowl, the carved bowl supported by the outstretched arms of two crouching figures, each superbly rendered with rauponga, triple h'h' and pakati notching, the chin of each… | *** |  |
| *** | Carver unknown, Amo fragment, showing lower tiki figure, recovered treated swamp kauri c.1820-1850, Y07892, 185 x 34 x 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carver unknown, tekoteko - standing figure holding patu or mere, carved wood, c.1880-1920, 77 x 18.5 x 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late nineteenth century Maori hoe, ceremonial paddle, finely and extensively carved all over to leaf-shaped blade and handle. The convex side of the blade with finely carved tiki heads with inlaid paua eyes and the reverse with rauponga patterning. The… | *** |  |
| *** | Toki - adze, large rare greywacke stone toki, quadrangular form, straight vertical sides, with unusual small notches along the length of the four edges of the adze up to the poll, flakes to poll. Slightly curved sharp rounded blade. Length 35 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Heru Iwi, rare whalebone hair comb, pre- European period, manaia decoration, with 10 teeth, length 19.3 cm. Provenance: Florence court sale [2009]. Estate of John Lawford | *** |  |
| *** | A mid 19th century Rongowhakaata waka huia, of elongated ovoid shape, the lid fitting into a notch at each end. Decorated with rauponga spirals triple h'h' and pakati notching, each end with a projecting weku head with haliotis-shell eyes. Length 50 cm W.… | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu, 18th century, mottled green kawakawa, the slender blade reducing to the grip section, the butt pierced with an hourglass suspension hole and terminating in three soft well defined ridges. Old reference label affixed to the blade. Length 34 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century waka huia (treasure box), the handle with mirrored tekoteko figures connected at the head above carved wheku heads with inset paua shell eyes. The bowl supported on two humanistic forms with tongues extended and full moko, carved… | *** |  |
| *** | Two carved Totara Amo and Maihi boards, c.1920-1940, forming the right and left side entrance frame of a Maori house, 197 x 95 x 5.5 cm each | *** |  |
| *** | Tene Waitere (attributed), a superb and rare carved ngati tarawhai fire surround, modelled after a pare (lintel) and Whakawae (supports) from the door frame of a Wharenui, the whakawae with ancestral figural carving as male and female forms, the male… | *** |  |
| *** | Hei matau, hook form, carved pounamu, 18th century 4 x 4.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fragment of Maori canoe sternpost, Taurapa, circa early 19th century | *** |  |
| *** | Thanakupi (Thancoupie), Mosquito man, hand built oxide pigmented, sgrafitto chiselled, spherical stoneware pot, incised signature. Height 16 cm. Diameter 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare 19th century Vanuatu Ambrym Island ceremonial Tam Tam (slit drum) of massive cylindrical form with slit at the centre, the head with pierced nose and disc like eyes, the dentil coiffure framing the face Weathered patina with some degradation of the… | *** |  |
| *** | Tene Waitere (attributed), finely carved hoe, with orthodox leaf shaped blade carved in deep relief with two ancestral figures and two manaia decorated with rauponga and with cut paua shell eyes. The reverse side of the blade with low relief Kowhaiwhai… | *** |  |
| *** | Carved Maori pou post, the ancestral figure with ta moko and paua shell eyes. The body with decorative haehae carving and with three fingers clasped together at the abdomen, Y17541. Height 148 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Patuki - club, late 19th century club, carved from medium brown wood with light patina, sides taper to a single triangular point. Grooved knob at top of the handle with single suspension hole. Short plain shaft tapering to a four sided fully carved club.… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu onewa, a large 19th century stone nephrite patu, of traditional form with spatulate tapered end, the butt end with three concentric ridges and partially drilled hourglass suspension hole. Length 41 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand folk art, carving, on a Maori theme consisting of a column of three gesturing figures in black, raised over a square pedestal base and mounted with a highly decorated bowl, height 80.5 cm. Provenance: formerly in the John Perry collection | *** |  |
| *** | Toki - adze, 19th century or earlier medium to pale green pounamu toki, straight blade with small chips along cutting edge, steep short bevel with rounded chin. Straight vertical sides to rounded poll, groups of small notches along both ventral edges.… | *** |  |
| *** | Toki - adze, large mottled medium green pounamu toki, 19th century or earlier, of quadrangular tapering form with straight vertical sides, poll slightly reduced in thickness. Short steep bevel and sharp blade. Length 29 cm. Provenance: Estate of John… | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive Argillite toki of quadrangular form, Archaic period 14th- 16th century, Hammer pecked finish. Provenance: Found on Te Horo beach on the Kapiti Coast. Circa 1900. Y registration pending. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine 18th centurypatu paraoa -whale bone hand club, the large, well balanced broad oval shaped blade gracefully reducing to the grip section, the handle with pierced countersunk suspension hole, terminating in seven well defined ridges. Length 44 cm W.… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare stone carved Tahitian fertility figure. Height 19 cm. Provenance: Historically held in the Auckland Theosophical Society collection | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Malekula island overmodeled skull. Vegetal paste, human skull, spider's web, cowrie shells and feathers; a similar example illustrated in Oceanic Art by Anthony JP Meyer. P.425 | *** |  |
| *** | Patu onewa, 19th century stone club, of traditional form with spatulated tapered blade, the butt end with four concentric ridges and one in the centre, hourglass suspension hole. Length 40 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Peter Hemi, a large tekoteko figure carved as a manaia surmounting a wheku face, each with paua shell eyes with extensive rauponga, kowhaiwhai and triple h'h' and pakati notching, 260 x 50 cm. Provenance: Buried Village collection | *** |  |
| *** | Pre European Hei-tiki, a fine mottled green Kawakawa example, modeled with head angled to right shoulder and with ring eyes, semi concealed hour-glass suspension hole (broken out) and with a second suspension hole. Hands placed to thighs. Height 8 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A good whale bone wahaika, the incurve carved with a manaia figure in high relief with hands placed to abdomen, the handle pierced for wrist suspension terminating in a carved wheku head. Length 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Malekula Island over modeled skull, with vegetable matter, human skull, spider web and cowrie shells a similar smaller example sold in Art + object's Oceanic sale on March 3rd. An example also illustrated in Oceanic Art by Anthony J.P. Meyer, p.… | *** |  |
| *** | Large floorstanding nephrite pounamu, Kawakawa variety with impressive polished face and marbled flecks, rear unpolished, cut to the base, height 54 cm, width 67 cm, depth 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Matau, carved one piece whalebone fish hook, late 18th to early 19th century, the top carved and with hole for attaching the muka cord, non-barbed with lashing groove, length 10.4 cm [approx]. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Tekoteko figure, 19th century, surmounting a koruru mask, the tekoteko holding a patu, Y13863. Height 82 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of fine early 20th century folk art carvings, of two stylised Maori figures, the larger female figure depicted with tiki, moko, piupiu and inset paua shell eyes (h.38 cm) the smaller male figure depicted holding a mere (h.30 cm). Provenance: John… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare pre-European mahe (fishing sinker) carved from dense heavy stone with stone drilled protuberance for taking a line, the top section carved with a stylised human face. Found in the East cape in the first half of the 20th century, it has remained… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Par?oa, early 19th century whalebone club, with rounded base small chip to one side. Short flat handle with slightly wider flat knob at the top, two shallow horizontal ridges on each side of the knob and a small square suspension hole [edges worn],… | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive African Kongo nail fetish figure, wood, metal and fetish material. Height 76 cm, in order to stimulate and obtain a spirit's protection the Kongo people hammer nails into the spirit's wooden representation and then shout at it. This… | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive shark hook, formed from one piece of wood, mounted on fitted stand. One piece hooks of this size are very rare. They were used to harvest deep sea fish such as hapuka and shark. | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, fully finely carved fighting staff, carved in dark brown wood, upoko and arero feature double rauponga spiral of p?kati and haehae, small chips, notched paua eyes [lacking one]. Eight further sets of eyes dispersed across the shaft some of the… | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, a long fighting staff 19th century or earlier, carved from dark reddish wood with plain shaft tapering into broad blade. Finely carved upoko and arero, features double rauponga spiral pattern of p?kati and haehae, plain eyes. Lip features three… | *** |  |
| *** | Kaka poria, parrot ring, carved pounamu late 18th - early 19th century 4.4 x 3.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand folk art, carving, on a Maori theme featuring a central tekoteko figure atop a koruru face and a manaia head to the top section, height 90.5 cm. Provenance: formerly in the John Perry collection | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, fighting staff, carved from medium brown wood, slender plain shaft tapering into a narrow rounded blade. Carved upoko and arero with double raupongo spiral pattern, plain eyes. Length 144.8 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Patu onewa, 19th century stone hand club, of traditional form, rounded base with a few very small chips off one side of blade. Short cylindrical handle and hourglass suspension hole oval knob with four concentric ridges and one at the centre. Entire… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Okewa, rare Chatham Island curved stone okewa [hand club], bird shape, oval cross section. Worn oval knob on the top of the handle. Surface pitted and some flake scars, surfaces worn. Length 27.5 cm [approx]. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Toki - adze, large dark green pounamu toki, straight blade with sharp corners, steep short bevel with marked chin. Straight vertical sides taper to damaged pole. Entire surface polished. Length 29.2 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | New Britain three piece shield, incised and pigment painted in black and white with rattan binding, 140 cm x 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive argillite ridge back toki. Length 45 cm. Width 6.4 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha, long handled fighting staff, carved from dark brown wood with a rich patina, perforated suspension hole on inner edge of the blade. Long tapered shaft, with three grooves carved a quarter of the way up, large chip to butt end. Length 132.5 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu, with elongated blade and suspension hole at the handle, concentric groove at the butt of the handle, Y17507. Length 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine tokotoko, by Jacob William Heberley (1849-1906) Te Ati AWA Wellington descent, the gentle tapering shaft carved with a figure to the upper section holding a mere and with crescent shaped paua shell eyes, the shaft and knobbed handle decorated with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A fine and early Kaitaka P'p'roa. Kaitaka is the name given to cloaks made of the finest flax with taniko boarders. This superb example is has a wide taniko boarder to the bottom and with narrower boarders to the sides. The cloak is woven in double pair… | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive argillite stone toki, Y16332. Length 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori carved whalebone kotiate, the traditional blade of double lobed form with carved notches to either side, the straight sided grip terminating in a traditional wheku head inset with paua shell eyes, the suspension hole tapering from each… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine tokotoko, by Jacob William Heberley (1849-1906) Te Ati AWA Wellington descent, the gentle tapering shaft carved with a figure to the upper section holding a mere and with crescent shaped paua shell eyes, the shaft decorated with haehae and pataki… | *** |  |
| *** | Kaitaka Aronui, mid 19th century of classic traditional style woven from muka [fine flax] with narrow side borders and deeper lower border of taniko. The wide lower border of striking diamond shaped patterning with the traditional dyed fibres highlighted… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu paraoa, early whale bone hand club with a broad flared blade tapering to the handle section, faint inscription to the blade section. Provenance: This patu came into the possession of the current owner's family from Fiji in the 19th century. | *** |  |
| *** | Greenstone boulder, river washed greenstone boulder, 32 kgs. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | An early Fijian neck rest, the cross beam supported on two attached legs. Dark rich patina to the surface. Height 15 cm. Width 54.5 cm Depth 14 cm. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Merton D Simpson, New York | *** |  |
| *** | A rare early 19th century Samoan tapa cloth, the cloth a fusion of Tonga, Samoan and Fijian styles. The Tongan style of block painting is over painted with Samoan siapo dots and framed by a traditional Fijian Masi Kesa boarder, 420 x 290 cm. Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Kali Hauhapo, Tongan headrest. Length 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two very large and decorative Pacific Island spears, height 361 cm each | *** |  |
| *** | A large 19th century kauri gum bust of a Maori chief with ta moko. Height 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki, adze, large basalt stone toki of tapered form with curved bevel, flaked & polished finish, dark tone, small chips to cutting edge, length 34 cm, width [blade end] 10.5 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Carved female figure, Waskuk Village, Mid Sepik. Height 1,20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | New Zealand folk art carving, on a Maori theme consisting of a column of three gesturing figures in black with inset paua shell eyes, raised over a square pedestal base and mounted with a highly decorated bowl, height 80.5 cm. Provenance: John Perry… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu onewa, 19th century stone club, rounded base with small side chips and one larger chip from base. Short cylindrical handle with hourglass suspension hole, oval knob with four concentric ridges and one at the centre. Entire surface polished over… | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha, long handled fighting staff, carved from medium brown wood, perforated hole on inner staff. Long tapered shaft, wheku figure carved with shell inlaid eyes, almost halfway up. Small chip to butt end. Length 135.4 cm. Provenance: Estate of John… | *** |  |
| *** | Aboriginal totem figure, natural ochre pigments on bark, 400 cm, 400 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Vanuatu Malekula Island figure Temes nevimbure, wood, vegetable matter, boar's tusks and spider's webs, 120 x 54 cm; in fine original condition | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of pou pou posts, red ochre painted and carved with side profile ancestral figures holding kotiate. Height 135 cm. Width 28 cm. Provenance: Historically part of the fixtures at Queen Victoria school, Parnell. | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu hei-tiki, kawakawa variety with hands to thighs and tilted head, Y17543. Provenance: Passed on by family descent from Sir George grey and Annie Matthews | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and important aurei, attributed to Jacob Heberley, the ornamental cloak pin finely carved with a weku head with protruding tongue and circular haliotis-shell eyes L. 14 cm for similar examples see Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum volume… | *** |  |
| *** | A good 19th century wahaika, the blade carved with deep linear and haehae carving. The incurve carved with a Wheku head carved in relief with protruding tongue, the handle pierced for wrist suspension and terminating in a further wheku head. Length 35 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu ear kuru, an early ear pendant of light green colour flattened rounded form, the suspension hole slightly to one side, worn, with a small notch to the top edge [resembling an eel with open mouth]. Length 4.7 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century kiwi-feather and muka kete, Y14955, 17 cm x 22 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A poupou (house board) carved with a full frontal figure, with wheku head and paua disc eyes Rauponga carving to the shoulders, the lower section with a manaia figure carved in side profile. Circa 1910. Length 66 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cook Islands Chief's stool of generous proportions, with an arching rectangular shaped seat raised on four carved legs from elliptical shaped feet. Length 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive ngati tarawhai carved model waka Taua (war canoe), early 20th century, the hull carved with rauponga and kowhaiwhai decoration and inset with paua shell and with muka binding. The Taurapa (stern piece) with further rauponga carving and with… | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive early 20th century Ngati Tarawhai, carved model Waka Taua (war canoe), the hull carved with rauponga and kowhaiwhai decoration and inset with paua shell and with muka binding. The Taurapa (stern piece) with further rauponga carving and with… | *** |  |
| *** | M?h?, stone spherical sinker, with elongated neck, beginnings of hole drilled part way through the neck, top of the sinker carved with two deep grooves, the whole surface shows hammer-dressing, length 16 cm. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Santa Cruz Abagusaro priests arm band, comprised of numerous white, red and black shell discs woven together on fibre attachments. Length 55 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Folk Art carved Tekoteko figure, with enormous tongue painted wood with inset paua shell eyes, height 55 cm. Provenance: John Perry collection | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of carved koruru, each carved as a wheku head with painted eyes, each 56 x 25 cm. Provenance: Buried Village collection | *** |  |
| *** | A fine aboriginal shield of flat elliptical form, decorated on the front with deep parallel grooves in linear bands intersecting a zigzag groove pattern. The design repeated on the back and with loop handle. Deep reddish brown patina. Length 81 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | Toki, adze, large argillite toki with well-defined edges, raised curve brow to the blade edge, large chip to cutting edge 32 cm, unpolished tang to one side of upper section, upper section 8 cm, polished section 25.5 cm [approx.];. Length 32 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, a small 19th century fighting staff century, the carved upoko and arero with finely carved with rauponga spirals terminating at a pointed tip. Length 21.5 cm, 5 cm wide at spatulate end. Provenance: Estate of John Lawford. | *** |  |
| *** | Mahi Kahatu, worked stone, a carved stone of slightly flattened spherical shape, with parallel notched ridges around the circumference with circular notched ridges on each side. There is a drilled hour glass suspension hole at the top of the shape, a… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Papua New Guinean woven male and female figures, from the Sepik River region, decorated in natural pigments, 97 cm, 62 cm and 110 cm, 52 cm | *** |  |