*** | Two Papua New Guinea Timbuwarra figures | *** | |
*** | African Maasai war shield, lenticular form with hide-bound border and fur attachments and wood grip to rear, original pigmented paint with abstract designs in red, black and white, 100 cm x 63 cm | *** | |
*** | A Yoruba figure, the standing female figure with articulated arms and black painted adornment to the body. Provenance: Dougal Stevenson collection, 57 cm height | *** | |
*** | Pounamu kapeu (ear pendant), Tangiwai (bowenite) with white inclusions. Countersunk suspension hole. 8.5 cm length. | *** | |
*** | An 18th Fijian century kava bowl, wooden kava bowl with four legs, one pierced for suspension; large bowls of this kind are cut from a single block. A fine patina of use to the interior. 43 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A Cook Islands calcite pounder, rounded cross section bulbous body tapering to a flared turret top, 15 cm height | *** | |
*** | An 18th century large Maori stone toki (adze), good patina and smooth appearance. Some small chips to cutting edge. Length 26 cm. | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori bone auika (fish threader) carved at the top with koru directly underneath. Length 22 cm. | *** | |
*** | A greenstone Hei tiki with red wax in eyes. Length 11 cm. | *** | |
*** | A 20th century Hei tiki with red sealing wax in the eyes. Length 12 cm. | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea ancestor figure. Length 234 cm. | *** | |
*** | Patu muka (stone pounder), Argillite stone, reducing to the upper section with pecked and polished finish, 20 cm length | *** | |
*** | Ten bone fish hook sections | *** | |
*** | Ketu (digging implement), with tapering shaft and paddle shaped blade. Used for loosening the soil around Kumara plants, length 61 cm | *** | |
*** | Songye Bwandi Kifwebe mask Kenya, the large decorative mask with hooded downcast eyes and large central fin. Painted in bands of white orange and black, 58 x 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Chokwe mask Angola, oval shape with pierced almond shaped eyes, open mouth barring teeth, scarification to checks and forehead. Elaborate raffia woven coiffure, 23 x 14 cm | *** | |
*** | A rare Papua New Guinea lower Sepik River Sago pot, the ovoid pottery vessel decorated with a stylised face with white pigment highlights, 30 cm height | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Oro province tapa cloth, 190 x 94 cm | *** | |
*** | Pre 19th century Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of elongated straight form with tapering point. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 9 cm | *** | |
*** | An early C20th/ 19th century Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of relatively straight flat form with rounded point. Length 7.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A pre 19th century Maori green stone toki (adze). Of relatively flat form, fine blade. Length 9.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Five various stone tools from the Pitcairn Islands | *** | |
*** | Early 19th century Maori fishing hook metal 'U' shaped point with lashed snood, line has broken off. Length 13 cm (excluding line) | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 11 cm (excluding line) | *** | |
*** | Partial early contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). This hook has no wooden shank so is therefore an older pa kahawai as Maori figured out that paua shell alone was too thin to form strong shanks that could cope with the strain. No point… | *** | |
*** | Early contact period Maori fishing sinker. White stone/quartz' with rope groove and rope attached both ends. Length 6 cm of sinker | *** | |
*** | Unique and rare Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Bone shank, paua shell laminate, inner and outer barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 12 cm (excluding line) | *** | |
*** | Early contact period Maori bone one piece U' shaped hook with inner and outer barbed point and all over outer serrations. Found in Waimarama in the Chatham Islands. Length 3 cm Webster No. 1247 | *** | |
*** | Large hogback shape roughout (greywacke), 32 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A moa bone spine, 20 vertebrae and a tail bone. Some missing, 77 cm length | *** | |
*** | A Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, carving to lower end of the handle with concentric bands to the top, 206 cm length | *** | |
*** | Whale tooth pendant with pounamu toggle, 12 cm length | *** | |
*** | 20th century whalebone Maori hafted adze. Greenstone adze lashed to whalebone shaft and foot. Intrically carved with Mania, tiki and lizard figures. Length 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Chokwe mask with raised facial features and elaborately woven coiffure, scarification under eyes and on cheeks, dark rich patina with trace of white pigment, height 24 cm | *** | |
*** | Group of toki pounamu pre-contact period, of varying size, one formed as pendant with suspension hole, . Provenance: Neil Darroch collection | *** | |
*** | 18th century or earlier patu muka (stone pounder), of bulbous form with fine ridges to butt, length 23 cm. | *** | |
*** | A late 19th century/early 20th century carved wooden tokotoko (walking stick), the top carved figure with one hand to the chest, the other to groin, over tiki mask and three further manaia masks, intricate all over notch, spiral and chevron decoration,… | *** | |
*** | A early 20th century toki Poutangata (ceremonial adze), full figure to outside, mask to one side above geometric notch and chevron decoration. Square suspension hole. Small greenstone toki with muka and dog fur lashing, length 30 cm. | *** | |
*** | Fijian Rootstock club, the rootstock of the tree forming the club. Simple geometric design to the handle, length 113 cm | *** | |
*** | Solomon Island club ridges to opposing sides of diamond form blade, mother of pearl 'eye' to top, flared handle. Length 93 cm | *** | |
*** | Polynesian Clamshell adze. Length 15 cm. | *** | |
*** | 19th century African wooden four legged stool. Height 30 cm. Diameter 37 cm. | *** | |
*** | Superb Songye mask rectangular hollowed mask with raised arch plate, shaped median ridge running to the back of head, triangular protruding nose and lineal carving overall, black, white and red natural pigment, height 37 cm | *** | |
*** | Dagari figure standing figure with broad shoulders arms to the side, ovoid head with raised facial features and encrusted patina, height 44 cm Provenance: Moses Asch New York, U.S.A. Private collection, New York, U.S.A. | *** | |
*** | Toki Poutangata blade greenstone hafted adze for ceremonial purposes, of flat quadrangular form with pierced hole for attachment, chip to tang, length 21.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Large polished greenstone boulder & smaller example, of sizes | *** | |
*** | A Pre-European toki pounamu. Carved in inanga variety stone. Polished surface. Length 12 cm. | *** | |
*** | Two Bourgainville Island paddles height 131 cm, 123 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian Kava Bowl. Rising from four short, tapering, cylindrical legs, the bowl with fine, delicate, ovoid form, and a rectangular lug pierced through; varied rich, layered, redbrown patina. Height 7 cm, diameter52 cm | *** | |
*** | Aboriginal Woomera - Spear Thrower with leaf-shaped flat springboard. Front entirely covered with linear grooved carving, using zigzag and parallel motif. Stone tooled finish. Rich brown patina. Height 55 cm. Width 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Length 13.8 cm. Width 2 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand | *** | |
*** | Superb and Important Hoeroa. This rare traditional whalebone long club was used as a striking weapon, stabbing spear, and missile weapon and was made from the lower jaw of the sperm whale. The is shaped to a transverse, convex edge and the top is finely… | *** | |
*** | 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… | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea ancestral figure totem traditional decoration of limewash with kauri shell eyes and feathered adornments, 146 cm height | *** | |
*** | 20th century ceremonial adze (toki tangata) hafted adze of simple undecorated form with muka lashing. Length 37 cm | *** | |
*** | Stone adze 25 cm length | *** | |
*** | Pounamu toki (adze) tapering form with fine blade edge, length 8.5 cm | *** | |
*** | South Pacific Island head rest of dark timber and well polished, with serrated edge around rectangular base with two upright supports. Height 14 cm. Length 46 cm | *** | |
*** | A Maori Hafted adze (toki), with long curved handle and fine lashing. Length 60 cm | *** | |
*** | A fighting tomahawk (tokikakaupoto), with trade iron axe head, the bone haft pierced with a squared hole at the butt end. Blade edge rusted and chipped. Length 30.5 cm | *** | |
*** | An early 20th century kiwi feather kete with kiwi and other birds' feathers. Length 18 cm. Width 15 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large 18th/19th century stone triangular Tanged toki (adze) length 19.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Fijian tabua whale tooth has a very smooth patina. Tooth. Length 15 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large Pre-European toki (greywacke), tapering quadrangular shape, hammer pecking across the surface with polished blade. 28 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A Pre-European hogback toki (greywacke), hammer pecked on the top and sides. Polished to the blade section. 24 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A pre European toki pounamu (adze blade), Kawakawa variety stone, tapering quadrangular shape. Hammer pecking to the pole section and across the surface, chips to the blade section. 21 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Scarf mark and flaking along left lateral edge, large flake mark to the face. Poll flaked and uneven, cutting edge intact and sharp. 10 cm length. | *** | |
*** | 19th century small pounamu hei tiki, Tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone. Type I form with red ceiling wax embellishment to eyes, three-fingered hands to thighs. 6 cm length. Y number pending. | *** | |
*** | Pounamu toki by Charlie Marsh, polished Inanga variety stone. Traditional quadrangular tanged form pecked to the underside. Modern 20th century. 20 cm length | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinean short war club, with discoidal flower-like carved stone head, tapering wooden handle, and woven cane. 68 cm length | *** | |
*** | A Fijian Bowai club, rich dark patina with notched grip. 47 cm length | *** | |
*** | Baule mask from the ivory coast, mounted on a stand. | *** | |
*** | Maori wars cannon ball, spherical stone. | *** | |
*** | Two bone uhi Matarau (serrated tattooing chisels). Provenance: field collection. 4.4 cm, 4.3 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Pounamu kapeu (ear pendant), Inanga variety stone, countersunk suspension hole. 14 cm length. Y number pending | *** | |
*** | Pounamu kuru (pendant), Tangiwai (bowenite), countersunk suspension hole. 7 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands Bavara circular base with two seated figures, clam shell, height 20 cm | *** | |
*** | Pounamu whao/chisel & toki/adze with later holes formed to allow wearing as pendant, 4 cm 6 cm | *** | |
*** | Bone matau (fish hook), the one piece fish hook with long shank and barbed point, small incised scroll design to the base of the shank. Found on the banks of the Avon river in Christchurch in the 1950s, 10 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Makonde helmet mask Mozambique, the naturalistically rendered face with white painted eyes and open mouth barring teeth, attached copper and bead necklace, 22 x 25 cm | *** | |
*** | Large lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord 25 x 31 cm Tokelau tackle box (Taluma), the lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord, 25 x 31 cm | *** | |
*** | Tokelau tackle box (Taluma), the large lidded box of ovoid shape with attached sennit cord, 25 x 31 cm | *** | |
*** | Maori carved pipe with a silver collar by Liberty & Co., also marked 'Ee, London 1926', the carved bowl set with paua shell eyes and a very long stem | *** | |
*** | Pre 19th century Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form, beveled edges and tapering point. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 7.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with tapering point. 9.7 cm length | *** | |
*** | Toki pounamu, polished inanga variety stone, scarf marks to one lateral side, cutting edge sharp and intact. 6 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Oro Province tapa cloth, 130 x 61 cm | *** | |
*** | 20th century Maori whale's tooth Amulet/ pendant (Rei puta) with incised eyes and 3 holes across the top. Possibly from the Northland region. Length 11 cm | *** | |
*** | Contact period stone adze (toki) (has greenish tinge) in good condition. Length 17 cm | *** | |
*** | Five bone Awl (needles), with sharp points and eyelets | *** | |
*** | Seven Awls from the Pitcairn Islands (Basalt) | *** | |
*** | Polynesian hogback Aze | *** | |
*** | A Marshall Islands stick Navigational chart, square shape with applied cowrie shells, 40 x 40 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian kava bowl, the hardwood circular bowl with incised pattern to the boarder and with pierced stylised turtle head lug to one side, raised on three tapering cylindrical legs. 46 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | A 19th century Fijian sperm whale tooth (tabua), with a plaited sennit fibre suspension cord | *** | |
*** | Two Solomon Island lime containers, each inlaid with shell decoration, one carved with two opposing heads the other with two outward facing figures | *** | |