*** | A pre 19th century Maori bone kapeu (pendant). Of relatively flat, curved form. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 12.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Two stone toki / adze, both with smoothed finishes, 21.5 cm and 16 cm lengths | *** | |
*** | Carved Maori patuki (beater) of dark brown wood with surface carving to both sides. Two figures represented on each side with manaia type heads and sinuous bodies. Flat circular knob end with carved spirals. Length 37 cm. | *** | |
*** | A mahe (stone sinker), spherical volcanic stone with lashing grooves. 9 cm diameter | *** | |
*** | Vintage North American moccasins with seed bead decoration | *** | |
*** | Pounamu kuru (ear pendant), 7.5 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Kuru pendant, Kawakawa stone with rounded bottom and suspension hole at the top. Small amount of fritting. Provenance: field collection. 10 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Tangiwai (bowenite), with pierced suspension hole and notches to the outside edge. 4 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A large swamp recovered Ketu (digging stick), 82 cm length. | *** | |
*** | African knobkerrie (short club), copper wire binding to the neck and grip sections. Suspension hole with attached woven cord. 67 cm length | *** | |
*** | Patu aruhe (fern root beater), tapered from the handle section with hollowed indentation to the body. Damage and losses evident. Provenance: field collection, 33 cm length | *** | |
*** | Wooden wahaika with figure to blade, inlaid paua eyes. Modern 20th century. 37 cm length | *** | |
*** | Large Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular shape reducing to the pole section, polished and pecked finish, chips to the blade. 28 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A contact period Maori trolling fishhook (pa kahawai). Fully lashed with paua laminate to incurve. Bone point. Plaited muka line. Length 8.7 cm | *** | |
*** | A small 19th century greenstone tiki, of a slightly translucent greenstone. Red wax seal eyes, half of wax missing in one eye. Gold ring through suspension hole. Length 7.5 cm. Width 4.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A good quality 19th century Maori greenstone adze (toki), with wide sloping blade edge. No chips. Length 11 cm. Width 6.5 cm | *** | |
*** | A Dan female figure on stand. Representation of a favourite spouse. vegetable fibre for hair. height (excluding stand) 38 cm | *** | |
*** | A wooden Maori box with embossed sterling silver lid, the lid displays a wheku figure, fern, and kiwi framing a central photo depicting two wahine, 8 cm x 10 cm | *** | |
*** | Ta Whakairo (mallet), 62 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Baule figure from ivory Coast. Red beaded eyes, wood has splits. Height 30 cm. Width 9 cm. | *** | |
*** | Early wahaika of classic form, exteremely weathered, faint decoration to base and inside cutting edge pierced hole for attachment to top of handle, length 32.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Waka small river going waka of hollowed form with weathered patina, pierced holes to side for attachment, length 340 cm, width 33 cm | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Orators stool two standing figures with raised arms holding circular flattened seat on raised circular base, dark rich brown patina with fibre and shell decoration | *** | |
*** | Dogon mask hollowed rectangular form with seated figure to top, attached fibre and shell decoration, traces of natural pigments evident, height 70 cm | *** | |
*** | Fijian Ula - club bulbous head with decoration to handle, length 44 cm | *** | |
*** | Two toki pounamu of varying stone types, both length 11 cm, . Provenance: Neil Darroch collection | *** | |
*** | Six 18th century or earlier small toki, of classic tapering form, length 8 cm, 9 cm, 9 cm, 7 cm, 5 cm, 5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Niue Island wooden model of a canoe c.1920, carved, in parts. Possibly bamboo hull. Length 137 cm. | *** | |
*** | Melanesian hook mask superbly carved with traces of red, white and black pigment, height 80 cm | *** | |
*** | A Pre-European toki (argillite). Thick tapering quadrangular form with well-defined lateral edges and bevel with sharp cutting edge. Smooth and polished surface throughout. Some flaking and old losses to haft section and poll. Length 17.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large decorative koruru. The naturalistic face with pierced eyes and open mouth and with detailed ta moko. Some splitting and damage evident to the surface. 20th century. 105 x 60 cm | *** | |
*** | A contemporary carved whale tooth Rei Puta. With plated fiber binding. Height 9 cm | *** | |
*** | A very large 20th century wooden shark fish hook with Plaited cord. Length 39 cm. Width 27 cm | *** | |
*** | Greenstone tiki with unfinished facial features | *** | |
*** | Stone adze of Maori origin | *** | |
*** | Solomon Islands fishhook, bone and tortoise shell, 12 cm length | *** | |
*** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Uneven poll and blade, left lateral edge broken away at the back, 8 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A Tongan war club, 93 cm height | *** | |
*** | Pounamu toki (adze) chipped blade, tapering form. Length 8 cm | *** | |
*** | Patu onewa shaped from upper Wanganui river stone by Paul Toa, length 34 cm | *** | |
*** | An early 20th century Maori hoe urunga (steering paddle) length 186 cm. | *** | |
*** | A good quality greenstone Peka Peka red wax in the eyes. Length 8 cm late 20th century | *** | |
*** | Quality wooden highly carved lid of a wakahuia box (Please note - lid only). Carved most likely by Rangi Redman, he would have signed the box but it is missing. Length 26 cm, 20th century. Work by Rangi Redman, woodcarver, was created mainly for gifts to… | *** | |
*** | Early 19th century bronze shark fishing hook. Came in with a collection of Maori artefacts. Maori used to work with the whalers in the early 19th century and possibly used then by Maori. Length 12.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Early contact period stone adze in overall good condition, but chip to leading edge. Length 15.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Late 19th century/20th piupiu (skirt), traditional all flax with wide woven band, 71 cm band width | *** | |
*** | Two Matua (fish hooks), large bone single piece fish hook and a fish hook barb, the large hook with end broken off. | *** | |
*** | Papua New Guinea Abelam yam mask, bush fibre with natural pigments. Used in yam harvest festivals, collected in the East Sepik Province near Ambunti, 26 cm length | *** | |
*** | Early 20th century ebonised work box, all carved with Maori motifs | *** | |
*** | Wooden Maori 'Gavel' with carved figures on handle, paua shell insets to all carvings. (See photo). Length 28 cm | *** | |
*** | Carved Maori panel, c. 1900, from the Taranaki Region. Length 53 cm. Width 14 cm | *** | |
*** | Three Pre-European toki, two are polished with well defined lateral edges and bevels with sharp blades. One is flaked on the face. | *** | |
*** | Three pieces of worked pounamu, with lateral scarf marks and the wording 'Te Waikakahi' inscribed. | *** | |
*** | Two Niue barbed spears, black wood heads. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 124 cm length | *** | |
*** | Two Nagaland Konyak spears, each with lanceolate shaped blade and decorated with attached bands of dyed red and black hair. | *** | |
*** | A good 19th century Fijian ceremonial dance club (kiakavo), the heavy robust club carved from casuarina wood, the head section with abrased stippled pattern to the underside. Inscribed in Fijian 'Atunaisa' and 'Uto Vea', 95 cm length. Provenance: Private… | *** | |
*** | Maori wooden boundary marker post, probably 17th century, with decoration of eyes, nose and mouth (primitive carving) at the top and tapering to a pointed base, dark brown stain. From the North Island | *** | |
*** | An African Dan face mask, with plaited string beard and brass bell height 54 cm (incl beard). | *** | |
*** | 19th century Maori greenstone pendant Unfinished. Beginnings of suspension hole, good quality pounamu. Length 14 cm. (Webster No. 26) | *** | |
*** | A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, chipped to poll, natural scarring to the back, some fritting to the blade, 9 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A Pre-European toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone, tapering form with uneven poll, some losses, 8.5 cm length. | *** | |
*** | A large Pre-European toki (argillite), large thick quadrangular form with an even poll and incipient tang, well defined lateral edges and a double sided bevel with small chip the blade, 30 cm length. | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori pa kahawai (trolling fish hook) wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Partial lashed snood and line. Length 10.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori pa kahawai (trolling fish hook) wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed point. No snood or line. Length 10 cm. | *** | |
*** | Early contact period Maori pa kahawai (trolling fish hook) metal shank, paua laminate, and metal point. Patial lashed snood, no line. Length 9.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | 20th century hand carved Maori putorino (flute) with a tiki face carved mid way down the shaft. Bound with red, black and white fibres. Length 35 cm. | *** | |
*** | A large 18th/19th century stone toki (adze) length 32 cm. | *** | |
*** | Four bone Maori tattooing chisels various lengths between 3.5 and 6 cm. | *** | |
*** | An 18th century Maori carved cigarette holder with 18ct. gold trim an 18ct. gold band around base of cigarette holder. Stamped Christeson, who was a Wellington tobacconist. Also stamped G.P. (perhaps George Pretkethly, New Zealand jeweller and goldsmith).… | *** | |
*** | A 19th century whale bone Kapeu (pendant) length 10 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. two rope bindings attached. Length 90 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Fijian Sali (Gunstock club) Rough crosshatching on underside of curved head. Coloured string (magimagi) on entire shaft. Length 92 cm. | *** | |
*** | A Fijian bark cloth Beater Grooves and diagonal hatching carved into three of four sides. Length 40 cm. | *** | |
*** | A long Fijian spear. Length 406 cm. | *** | |
*** | Congo Mangbetu tribe female figure ancestor. Height 67 cm | *** | |
*** | Early 20th century greenstone rail Albert chain, 9ct mounted with central shield (clips plated) 29 cm | *** | |
*** | 18th century or earlier toki, wide blade. Tapering form, length 30 cm. | *** | |
*** | Early African shield of oval form with dome centre of hide and wood, height 66 cm | *** | |
*** | 18th century or earlier bone Ngira (needle), of slightly curved form. Possible damage to point. | *** | |
*** | Collection of ten Papua New Guinea adze blades. Provenance Nigel Hillind collection | *** | |
*** | Three Papua New Guinea artefacts, a hafted adze, an adze blade, and a New Britain stone mace head of a warclub. | *** | |
*** | Two bone cloak pins (Aurei). One with some staining to surface. Length 13.5 cm, 8.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Early 19th century contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Metal shank and point with paua shell laminate. Lashed snood and line. Length 11 cm (excluding line) 5 | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate. Lashed snood and line. Inner barbed bone point. Length 9 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 10.5 cm (excluding line) | *** | |
*** | Late 18th century Maori one-piece fish hook, made of one piece of wood. Length 10 cm | *** | |
*** | Early contact period Maori one-piece 'U' shaped bone fishing hook. Width 4 cm0 | *** | |
*** | Contact period Maori greenstone pendant. Translucent greenstone with hour glass suspension hole. Length 6 cm | *** | |
*** | 20th century Maori greenstone hei tiki. C. 1920 stone carved translucent greenstone, red sealing wax has been added to the eyes. Hour glass suspension hole. Length 6.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Maori greenstone adze. Good cutting edge, sides have stone carved grooves. Length 13.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Baule Tribe bird mask from ivory Coast. Height 28 cm. | *** | |
*** | Greenstone pendant (Kuru) slightly tapered to rounded point. Length 9.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Wooden God mask by 'Carver' Pene initialled 'P' on reverse. Eyes set with half moon shaped paua shell and carved moko, c. 1960. Height 30 cm | *** | |
*** | Wooden Taiaha of dark brown colour. Shaft flares out at proximal end to rounded, flattish shape and tapers to carved head with protruding tongue, which has surface carving all over. Repair to mid section which has been re-glued. Length 125.5 cm. | *** | |
*** | Santa Cruz Islands canoe-shaped dance Wand with hand painted decoration, for use during iniatory dances for young men-to-be and tapering to a knob end. Some damage to sharper end. Length 81 cm | *** | |
*** | Antique north African Copal amber bead and metal necklace circular amber beads with metal mounts on trace link chain (no clasp) 72 cm diameter length | *** | |