| *** | Patu onewa of classic form and pecked finish face, terminated to a rounded butt with four curved lineage lines, length 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Group of Papua New Guinea masks of large hollow form decorated with fibre and feathers, height 67 cm and 80 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine and rare Cook Island 'Ei Tomai Pare - Hatband tubular in shape with tightly threaded pink and white shells diameter21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island figure rare anthropomorphic shark with humanistic legs, possibly used as a fishing float, blackened patina with shell inlay to body and legs | *** |  |
| *** | Early Massim statue seated figure with elbows resting to knees and hands resting to chin, height 27.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Merryweather patent brass firemen's helmet with leather interior brass chain link strap on leather, applied starburst shield National Fire Brigade Association | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori stone sinker, 'Buoy' shape with hour glass hole for lashing, marked '207', speckled cream to light brown colour | *** |  |
| *** | Maori large whalebone patu, circa 1790-1820 (contact period) with honeycomb formation caused by the marrow coming out of the bone on each side and running up one edge to the knob end, which has three grooves | *** |  |
| *** | Rennell Island head rest of classic form, cylindrical body leading to abstract leg with woven binding attached, 42 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Group of fish hooks of varying form and type, length 16 cm max. | *** |  |
| *** | A Pre-European toki (argillite) long narrow tapering quadrangular form with curved surfaces and three lashing grooves to haft section. Rounded asymmetric poll and blade. Hammer dressed surface throughout. Length 32 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Maori carved toki kakauroa (long handled axe). Split to shaft but structurally intact. Iron trade axe head. Height 129 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large pre-European Maori kohatu punga (anchor stone). Stone-tooled suspension hole. 31 cm at widest point | *** |  |
| *** | West Africa. Carved wood with pigments, stylised coiffure, facial cicatrice, and decorated with cowrie shells and bells. The Gelede spectacle of the Yoruba is a public display using colorful masks which combines Art and ritual dance to amuse, educate and… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask from Angola. Finley carved wood mask with dark patina and elaborate plated fiber coiffure extending from the back of the head. Mwana pwo - meaning 'Young woman' - represents the idealized portrait of feminine beauty. Beyond that… | *** |  |
| *** | A Makonde Lipiko helmet mask from Tanzania. Soft carved wood coloured with yellow/ochre pigment. Displaying pointed teeth through a pierced mouth, black facial markings and human hair. These masks appear in dances that celebrate the conclusion of… | *** |  |
| *** | A large ceremonial mask from the Dan people of Liberia. Carved wood with dark, red, and kaolin pigments. The face framed by a fabric cushion adorned with cowrie shells and conical metal bells. The Dan people refer to these masks as gle, a term that refers… | *** |  |
| *** | A Chokwe Mwana Pwo mask from Angloa. Carved wood mask with painted with red pigment and plated beaded fiber coiffure extending from the back of the head. Mwana pwo - meaning 'Young woman' - represents the idealized portrait of feminine beauty. This type… | *** |  |
| *** | A Phemba maternity figure from the Yombe people of Congo. Carved wood sitting female figure cradling a young child. With glazed recessed eyes in black and kaolin pigments and her chest and back carved with the crossed hatched diamond shaped cicatrice that… | *** |  |
| *** | A ceremonial mask from the Dan people of Liberia. Carved wood with dark patina. The face framed by a fabric cushion adorned with cowrie shells and metal bells. Height 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Kuba figure from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sitting figure with traditional Kuba patterns carved to the torso and back. Height 33 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Huon Gulf Bowl. Of hollowed form, tapering to points at each end, rim decorated with stylised human figure with arm outstretched, flanked with serpent forms and face; Blackened dry patina with traces of lime infill to carving. Height 46.5 cm. Width 23 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island Club. Long flared blade in orthodox form with carved raised ridge to top. Rich brown patina. Length 82 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island Club Alafolo. Finely carved and inlaid with shell at the top in the form of a face with a raised fin or nose, Tapering shaft. Blackened patina. Length 106 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Papuan Gulf Club. Richly patinated palm wood club with openwork carving with red pigment and traces of lime. Length 111 cm. Width 8.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Old collection label inscribed in blue ink: '997'. Length 9.3 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; small traces of teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in white paint: 'Web Coll 1484 N.Z. 29.C'.… | *** |  |
| *** | 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. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1538'. Length 13 cm. Width 1.8 cm. Kenneth Athol… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 512'. Length 8 cm. Width 1.5 cm. Kenneth Athol Webster… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding. Collection number inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 1268'. Length 9 cm. Width 1.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Toki. A good adze of early form with pecked butt leading to a sharp cutting edge. Early soft patina. Height 25.2 cm. Width 9.4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Maori stone fern root pounder (patu muka). Length 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carved Maori Waihaka c. 1900-1930 with paua shell decoration and surface carving both front and back inc. Manaia heads and koruru type faces. Grip terminates in a square janus face with protruding tongue and paua shell inset eyes. Length 43 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Large African mask, stylised form with diaper bold decoration, 1360 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Early 19th century Maori wooden hoe (paddle) smooth patina on handle. New Plymouth region. Length 136 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century Maori orator's carved stick. Length 73.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick) with curved handle extending carved end. Three figures carved frontally, one atop the other. Paua inlaid eyes. Length 102 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. Coloured string binding (magimagi) to entire shaft. Length 102 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. Dark coloured string binding (magimagi) to entire shaft. Length 92 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century Elaborately carved Fijian Sali (Gunstock club). Length 92 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Maori wooden Digging stick (Ko), with twine band. Some white residue to end. Length 90 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A tall painted African Baule mask, with a buffalo figure resting on top of a horned human figure. Painted in red, green and white. height 65 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ketu (digging implement), with tapering shaft and paddle shaped blade. Used for loosening the soil around kumara plants. Some small chips to the blade, length 47 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate. Inner barbed bone point. Some feather fibre fragments in lashed snood point. Lashed snood and small portion of line. Length 9 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | Early contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. 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 10 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | Early contact period Maori shell one piece 'U' shaped hook with inner barbed point. Found in Waimarama in the Chatham Islands. Length 3 cm Webster No. 1248 | *** |  |
| *** | Vintage pair native American Moccasins, finely beaded on suede leather | *** |  |
| *** | A large Pre-European toki (argillite), thick quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges, poll uneven hammer dressed and tanged, a clear ridge bisects the bevel, the cutting edge is asymmetric and chipped, 30 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | 12 assorted Papua New Guinea carved wood food implements, includes: 6 lime sticks, 3 spoons, 3 pounders. | *** |  |
| *** | Owen Mapp 'He Manaia' marine ivory carving inlaid with horn, 15 cm length, framed 30 x 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, well defined lateral edges and polished, uneven poll, blade worn unevenly but sharp. Lapidary scarf mark on one side for lashing. 9 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A swamp recovered Ketu (digging stick) and paddle. Provenance: field collection, Ketu; 71 cm, paddle; 64 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu hei tiki, a type I hei tiki carved in inanga variety stone with pale inclusions across the torso, left side, and facial area. Suspension hole at centre top. 8.5 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A good 19th century kuru pendant, Tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone with dark inclusions. Teardrop shape with countersunk suspension hole. Attached muka binding. 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Small kuru pendant and toki (argillite), kuru; Inanga variety stone. Toki flaked with smooth bevel and cutting edge. | *** |  |
| *** | An unusual late 19th century Maori club and associated pounamu pendant, the club with oval blade, notched to one side and decorated with geometric and rauponga type carving. The pounamu pendant of kawakawa variety stone with countersunk suspension hole.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Good19th century Fijian kava bowl, rising from eight cylindrical legs, pierced lug for suspension, rich brown patina. 40 cm diameter | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Solomon Islands war shield with frigate bird motif, wicker made from rattan, with rounded top and bottom. 86 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Yoruba female figure from Nigeria, standing figure carrying a bowl on her head. Carved wood with blue pigment, bead embellishment, and facial cicatrices. Damage to base. 74 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Kuru pendant, small pendant made in Kawakawa variety stone with rounded bottom and suspension hole at the top. 6 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Maori whalebone fish hook with paua shell decorations to the reverse of the shaft and its original bound barb | *** |  |
| *** | Highly detailed carved marine ivory bust of a Maori warrior | *** |  |
| *** | Small greenstone tiki late 19th century on 9ct gold chain. Tiki length 4.5 cm. Gold chain length 42 cm. No Y number required | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Tongan Fly Whisk. Length 64 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Samoan kava bowl with 12 legs and suspension lug. Diameter 39 cm. Height 15 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Hawaiian wooden poi vessel with three carved gods at base. Height 26.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Old and rare 19th century Fijian Tapa cloth. Length 401 cm. Width 80 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century whale bone club, kotiate 30.5 cm length, registration pending | *** |  |
| *** | Stone toki adze on wooden shaft, black sharp edges toki attached to rakau whakairo with thick muka, 35 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu kuru (pendant), 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century greenstone tiki, traditional form with both hand on thighs, (chip to bottom left), 9.5 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Rare white stone toki (adze blade), Quadrangular shape, smooth surface with blunt curved cutting edge. Provenance: Chatham Islands. Purchased from Dunbar Sloane in March 1971, 12 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory coast Dan mask, with circular pieced eyes and with fibre hair attachments. Raised on a fitted stand, 24 x 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Hemba fertility figure Democratic Republic of Congo, the standing naked figure with angular face with hands placed on the breasts. Embellished with a strand of yellow beads, 26 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | George III 1787 gold Guinea (engraved initials) | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | Contemporary Maori carved totem fine traditional carving ancestral mask, weathered, 56 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | 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. | *** |  |
| *** | Western Solomons club, vertical line decoration at spatula end. Length 124 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Eight bone fishhook Barbs | *** |  |
| *** | Three bone hei matau (Fishhooks) | *** |  |
| *** | Five small adzes from the Pitcairn Islands (basalt), Flaked with some polished area. | *** |  |
| *** | A greenstone platter/dish by Ross Johns. Ross Johns is a member of the Ngai Tahu tribe and the only artist selected by Ngai Tahu to have a piece of his artwork gifted to Te Papa. Width 38 cm. Height 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki (adze), Greywacke stone, hammer dressing to the reduced poll section, 22 cm length. . | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu kuru (pendant), translucent tangiwai (bowenite) with a large pale inclusion to the lower section, tapering to a rounded end. Suspension hole at top. 9 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki (dark greywacke), polished traditional quadrangular form, pecked to the upper section. Some fritting to the blade. 18.5 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Toki pounamu, polished Inanga variety stone, scarfing marks to one lateral side, cutting edge sharp and intact, 6 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Large patu muka, well fashioned with a rounded pecked handle and thick beater end. 20.5 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | An early contact period Aurei (cloak pin), marine ivory, crescent shaped with countersunk hole and rich yellow patina to the surface. 14 cm length. Y number pending | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive Pre-European toki (argillite), tapering quadrangular shape, well defined lateral edges and bevel with sharp cutting edge. Smooth surface throughout. 22 cm length. Y number pending | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, uneven poll and asymmetric blade. Polished. 10 cm length. Y number pending | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island stone adze, anthropomorphic form. 17 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A Fijian Ula (throwing club), with smooth spherical head and shaft with notched grip. 40 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A Fijian Ula (throwing club), with spherical natural root ball head and shaft with notched grip. 41 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Three Papua New Guinea masks together with two cassowary bird bone daggers (5) | *** |  |
