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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
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*** A tewhatewha, carved wood with feather and shell adornment, 137 cm height ***
*** Patu muka (flax root beater), 23 cm length. ***
*** Carved mask with pou Whakairo ***
*** Pacific Island club made from a saw fish bill, some teeth missing, double sided curved handle at base. Length 75 cm ***
*** Natural form greenstone boulder, 3.2kgs ***
*** Papua New Guinea black stone adze ***
*** Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, with metal point. Lashed snood, no line. Length 10 cm ***
*** Three bone sections from Maori fishing hooks. ***
*** Early 19th century Maori bone shank from a trolling hook, with hour glass hole and bevelled end. Length 8 cm7 ***
*** Greenstone 20th century Mania pendant length 7.5 cm ***
*** Greenstone ear pendant very small suspension hole. Length 7 cm ***
*** Wooden 19th century Maori flax beater (patu aruhe). Could have been in a swamp. Length 29 cm ***
*** 18th century butt and handle of a Maori stone patu with three ridges to butt, would have been a superb patu if complete. Length 18 cm ***
*** Three contact period Maori stone adzes length 16 cm, 15 cm, 13 cm ***
*** Early 20th century greenstone mere three carved ridges to butt, three chips to edge. Length 23 cm ***
*** 18th century or earlier toki, Relatively fine curved blade. Tapering form, length 18 cm ***
*** Two mahe - stone sinkers both with lashing grooves, length 6 cm & 3.5 cm, . Provenance: Neil Darroch collection ***
*** A Pre-European toki (basalt). Traditional tapering quadrangular form with clearly defined edges and bevel. Chips and flakes to the face and cutting edge. Found at Hunua range in the 1960s. Length 24 cm. ***
*** A large mahe (stone sinker). With central lashing grooves. Found at Kawakawa bay 1940s. Length 10 cm. ***
*** Melanesian Adze. Flattened ovoid form with sharp cutting edge, Dark green stone. Early soft patina. Height 16.6 cm. Width 9 cm ***
*** Patu Aruhe - Pounder. The patu aruhe (bracken-fern-root pounder) is associated with food preparation; signs of considerable age. Early 19th century or earlier. May have been swamp preserved. Length 29.5 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Carved & painted kauri gum Maori woman & child 9.5 cm height ***
*** Ashanti Akua'ba fertility statue of typical form with disk head, height 41.5 cm ***
*** Pair Yoruba twin figures with beaded necklaces and blue pigmented heads, heights 29 cm ***
*** Stone adze 15.5 cm length ***
*** Early contact period Maori Barbed shell point off a composite fishing hook, broken into two pieces. Length 6 cm. Webster collection No. 1454 ***
*** 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 ***
*** Solomon Islands dog head with painted black nose and pink gums. Length 19 cm. ***
*** Baule Tribe mask from ivory Coast. split to face with repair. Height 31 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 9.5 cm. Length 7.5 cm. Length 6 cm. Length 7.5 cm. ***
*** Stone whao / chisel 20 cm length ***
*** Bone fish hook, 7 cm length. ***
*** Early 20th century Piupiu (Maori waist garment), Kaupapa of natural and dyed harakeke (flax) with narrow woven waistband. ***
*** Two Pre-European toki, Quadrangular with well defined lateral edges and bevel with sharp cutting edge. The larger is volcanic stone and the smaller is greywacke, both smooth. 11 cm, 5.5 cm length. Y numbers pending ***
*** Patu muku ( flax pounder), coarse volcanic stone with overall pecked finish, 18 cm length ***
*** Two Polynesian toki, volcanic stone with tang and high bevel. Flat quadrangular carved in shell. ***
*** An old Aboriginal spear, palmwood, barbed. Discovered in a swamp 1920s in north Queensland, Australia. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 270 cm length ***
*** Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment are displayed on one side of the blade. 193 cm length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite), thick tapering quadrangular form, flaked to the upper section of the face, lateral edges, and the back. Polished bevel, 17cn length. ***
*** Pa kahawai (trolling lure), paua laminate separated, hook broken away and missing, 12 cm length. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea male standing figure, carved wood with cowrie shell eyes, 74 cm height ***
*** Indonesian standing figure, 98 cm height ***
*** An African Baule mask, 48 cm height ***
*** Two Pre-European toki (argillite), 15 cm; 13 cm length ***
*** A Piupiu (Maori waist garment), 55 cm length ***
*** A Tami Island hardwood bowl, elongated elliptical shape carved with a frigate bird in low relief to each side. The base carved with a stylized fish with mask face highlighted with lime. Two small breaks, one repaired, 41 cm length ***
*** A 19th century African wooden figure female Benalualua kneeling figure. Coiffure down the back ***
*** Two kete kete houhere woven in lacebark with dyed fringe and kete muka in pink and yellow colouring, length 21 & 24 cm ***
*** Five 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 17 cm. Length 10 cm. Length 8 cm. Length 10 cm. Length 12 cm. ***
*** Two black Argillite toki (adze blades), chips to the blade of one, 13.5 cm and 8.3 cm length. ***
*** Section of a bone heru (comb), 5.5 x 3 cm ***
*** Toki (adze blade), Argillite, tapering quadrangular shape, pecked and polished finish, 15 cm length. ***
*** Konda tribe Democratic Republic of Congo sword, double edge blade. Rust and some heavy pitting. 53 cm length ***
*** Ngombe Poto tribe Democratic Republic of Congo. Currency sword knife. Blade in good and untouched condition. 70 cm length ***
*** Papua New Guinea Ramu River bowl, elliptical shape with crocodile head totems carved in high relief to each end, collected in the Bogia river area, 104 x 29c cm ***
*** Folk Art carved wooden lampbase with Maori designs, 24 cm high ***
*** Two mahe (stone sinkers), volcanic stone with lashing grooves, length 8 cm, 7 cm ***
*** A mahe (stone sinker), squat spherical course volcanic stone with lashing grooves. 11 cm diameter ***
*** Santa Cruz Island dance club, Napa, classical canoe shape with painted floral and geometric decoration. Split to handle and center section. Length 93 cm. ***
*** Bemo HOe Scale boxed as new 3268 x4 RhB 1st Fast Passenger Coaches 3263 x2 RhB Baggage Cars 578 Ditto *** N/A
*** An 18th century Maori pounder Volcanic stone. Length 25 cm. ***
*** Seven small 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 8.5 cm. Length 6 cm. 4.5 cm. Length 8 cm. Length 9.5 cm. Length 7 cm. Length 4 cm. ***
*** Pacific Islands wooden club carved with zig zag lines and diamond patterns on shaft. Length 52 cm. ***
*** Extravagantly large Papua New Guinea warriors dog tooth necklace, 470 cm approximate length, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Four elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** Five elliptical Ramu River food bowls, collection of John Perkins ***
*** A carved wood Maori desk stand with glass ink well, decorated with carved wheku heads and manaia with inlaid paua, 22 cm x 30 cm ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite), broad flat traditional quadrangular form with well defined lateral edges and bevel. Some flaking to the poll section, 20 cm length. ***
*** A Pre-European toki (argillite), Quadrangular form with rounded hammer pecked poll, cutting edge intact, 16 cm length. ***
*** A small Punga (anchor stone), 6.5 cm length. ***
*** A mahe (stone sinker), volcanic stone with lashing grooves around the circumference, 7 cm length. ***
*** Mahe (stone sinker), with natural piercing through the center lashing groove, 7 cm length. ***
*** A Papua New Guinea ceremonial spirit head vessel, raku fired ovoid vessel tapering to base. East Sepik District, 21 cm length ***
*** A 19th century Fijian ceremonial dance club (kiakavo), 98 cm height ***
*** Two Pre-European toki, 12 cm, 9 cm length. ***
*** Three carved pou Whakairo figures with Tiki ***
*** Papua New Guinea ancestral mask, carved wood 57 cm length ***
*** Large glass waka form, 17 cm length ***
*** East coast carved wall hanging totara mask, with applied pewter moko, carved mark & dated '90, 61 cm length (af) ***
*** Late 19th century kauri gum chief's head with tattooed face and feather cloak. Height 10 cm. ***
*** Pre-European toki (greywacke), pecked and Flaked to the upper section, bevel polished. Flake scar to blade corner. 16 cm length. ***
*** Small Pre-European pounamu toki, Kawakawa variety stone with Marsden inclusions. 4 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** An unusual pounamu kapeu, Kawakawa variety pounamu with avian form head, 7 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), Quadrangular shape, even poll, well defined lateral edges and bevel with sharp cutting edge, smooth surface. 11 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** Two shell fish hooks from Mortlock Islands Melanesia, attached binding. ***
*** Solomon Islands frigate bird pipe, carved wooden bowl on a bamboo stem. 57 cm length ***
*** Kuba Divination tool, cylindrical tapering head with slip carved eyes, rectangular body with incised design to sides. Reddish brown patina. 27 cm length ***
*** Grossular hammer stone, in different shades of green, rounded and worked. 6.5 cm diameter. ***
*** Aboriginal tjuruga (divination tool), carved wood decorated with spirals and cross-hatched lines. 26 cm length ***
*** A carved wooden walking stick (tokotoko), of round cross section with tiki figures and paua inlays. Reference No. 4726 ***
*** A Maori stone sinker (mahe), with flattened ovoid with lashing groove around the long axis. Length 11 cm ***
*** Vintage collection of 15 Pacific Island spears on display rack ***
*** Two cast standing Maori figures, 36 cm, 35 cm height ***
*** Two Pre-European toki (argillite), one quadrangular form, the other spaded form, 12 cm, 7.5 cm length. ***
*** Two contact period stone toki (adzes). Length 16 cm. Length 9 cm. ***
*** Four 18th/19th century Maori stone toki (adzes) length 10 cm. Length 11 cm. Length 11 cm. Length 11.5 cm. ***