| *** | A rare Pre-European stone tooled carved heru (comb), finely carved wood, with complete tines. Carved facial features to one side, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland, 25 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | An old contact period Beautifully carved wooden canoe prow. On a base with a tiki figure at base and a tiki face near the top. Spiral carvings all over. Some spirals damaged. Height 39 cm. Width 110 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century/early 19th century carved patu paraoa (whalebone club), nine fine ridges to butt, rectangular suspension hole, relatively thin blade, L 34.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha (long handed fighting club), the slender tapering shaft with four bands of fine rauponga carving. The back of the flanged blade carved with a wheku head. The blade pierced with attached feathers. 114 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European fired Inanga hei tiki, stone tooled with rich dark colouration due to the firing process, type I form with forward-looking gaze and three-fingered hands to the thighs. Unusual carved crescent shape to the upper right of the forehead. Two… | *** |  |
| *** | An important 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), carved head and undecorated arero (tongue) with slender tapering shaft. Provenance: Nga puhi leader and politician Hone Mohi Tawhai, rangatira (tribal leader) of Te mahurehure, a sub-tribe of Nga puhi,… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Paraora whalebone club, good example in traditional form with pierced hole to end for attachment.L.40.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Significant Collection of Amateur Field Finds, 1920. Five artefacts mounted on old card including 'The Milford Hook' thought to be the second-largest whalebone hook in existence. Offers a refined orthodox style; each end terminates with utilitarian barb… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Cook Island Stool No'oanga. Fine proportions, rising from four legs, each with teardrop-shaped feet and a faceted edge beneath elegantly curved legs, supporting the arching rectangular seat; mid-brown patina. Length 47 cm, Height 16 cm. Provenance: T… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Whalebone Patu. Fine and large example carved from whalebone. Traditional form with soft patina. Pierced round hole for attachment. Length 39 cm. Width 10.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hei Tiki. Good example in orthodox form, the head with red wax inset to eyes and tilting to the left and Hands resting on thighs. Pierced hand drilled hole to top of head. Length 9.5 cm. Width 5.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved 19th century Mangaia ceremonial adze the wood base of quadrangular pedestal form, each face composed of square panels, intricately carved with geometric patterns, domed section above surmounted by the stone hafted adze secured with plaited… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th/early 20th century long handled axe (toki Kakauroa) decorated with large figure in relief, paua shell insets, geometric motifs and manaia type mask to top, length 104 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good Australian Aboriginal late 19th century Gulmari softwood shield, collected broad sound, Mackay, central Queensland, 54 x 24 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare contact period/early 19th century carved oratory stick. Carved by Ihakara Te Aukaha. Length 97 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century period Maori composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 10 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 1075 | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with small serrated bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 13 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 382. | *** |  |
| *** | A large patu onewa (stone hand club), Spatulate blade reducing to the grip, four concentric grooves to the butt with countersunk suspension hole. Dark smooth stone veined with white quartz. Small chip to the blade, length 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A very good quality 19th century patiti (short handled weapon) carved tiki face at top and manaia head at the base butt., with whale bone handle and an iron mounted axe, maker William Gilpin 1860s imprinted into side of axe blade. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century whalebone patu, full male tiki figure to the side with tiki mask finial, 30.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Rare small late 18th century greenstone Hei Tiki of dark green colour, c. 1780-1820 with hands on thighs, two worn out suspension holes at the back and very old flake. Height 7.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu hei tiki, type I carved in kawakawa variety stone. Head oriented rightwards with deeply recessed eyes and mouth displaying two teeth. Three-fingered hands to thighs. Countersunk suspension hole to the top of head. 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine kiwi feather kete ( kiwi feather bag), in superb original condition with woven muka twining. 24 cm x 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large pounamu Bolder, cut on one side revealing the Inanga variety nephrite, 76 x 60 cm. Approximate weight 150kg | *** |  |
| *** | A Superb carved Maori walking stick 'Handle' in human God figure shape form sitting on another face. (See reverse), two serrated paua shell eyes. Height 19 cm (to top of handle). | *** |  |
| *** | War Shield. This small shield was used to deflect missiles. Wood body with woven fibre overlay. Collingwood Bay, Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. Length 76 cm. Width 32.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Toki poutangata - ceremonial adze 19th century, dark flared greenstone adze bound to haft with flax cord, haft decorated with notch motif and paua shell inset, tiki figure to top of haft, length 47 cm. Provenance: John Griffin collection | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and superbly carved ceremonial Maori paddle carved all over by a master carver. The front curved side of the blade has two ancestor figures and two manaia figures, and another small manaia is located toward the bottom. Rear side of the blade is… | *** |  |
| *** | A beautiful small pre-European Maori greenstone tiki with two wear holes, (one damaged), dark green pounamu | *** |  |
| *** | Maori late 19th century kiwi feather kete. Densely feathered bag on finely woven flax base, with tassels. Length 15 cm, height 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb 20th century greenstone mere, with hourglass hole and three grooves. The greenstone quality is A1 (the best). Length 42 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European Maori Barracuda hook (Okooko). Straight thick shank with an unbarbed bone point which is rendered more secure by a small wooden wedge driven through a hole, the shank has an outer snood knob. Length 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Beautiful contact period Maori greenstone mere good quality greenstone with feathering of white. Nice hourglass hole and three ridges to butt. Length 36 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Superbly carved ceremonial Maori paddle carved all over by a master carver. One of a pair with previous lot, but not identical. Front side of blade has three full figures and a head. shallow side of blade incised with kowhaiwhai design. Paua shell eyes.… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare moa hunter serpentine Mau Kaki (reel necklace section), cylindrical shape with two shallow grooves, the underside with a flattened section, one end of the underside broken. 3.5 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A good large Pre-European pounamu toki (adze blade), Kawakawa variety stone with mottled inanga inclusions. Lapidary scarfs visible to each side. 31 cm length, 6.5 cm width. | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period pounamu hei tiki, finely carved in the type I form in translucent Kahurangi variety stone, finely carved facial features with a clearly defined heart-shaped mouth displaying tongue and teeth. Female. Suspension hole at the top of the head.… | *** |  |
| *** | A good large Pre-European pounamu toki (adze blade), Inanga with speckled inclusions in the stone, reducing quadrangular shape with sharply delineated cutting edge, lapidary scarf running down the length of one side. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Maori 19th century flax and kiwi feather cloak, c. 1840s, some feathers missing at bottom but could be restored by Maori expert. Has stitch ribbing on back to fold around one shoulder. Provenance: Returned from Los Angeles. Previously owned by New… | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori patu onewa (stone club). Of relatively small proportion. Four ridges to butt, hour glass suspension hole. Fine blade. Length 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori carved Ipu (Spouted bowl). This rare form of kumete was possibly used to pour preserving bird fat into gourds. The figure to underside in haka pose with defined ribs and extended tongue. Length 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Carved 19th century wooden waka huia, all over geometric pAkati decoration supported by two figures with protruding tongues either end | *** |  |
| *** | Beautifully carved large Maori wooden panel of modern design and carved by a master carver. Background design of intricate spirals with two figures one atop of the other. Below is a Maori warrior with facial moko and holding a taiaha, the top figure is of… | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century hei tiki. A classic type I form carved in kawakawa variety stone with subtle pale and dark inclusions. Facial features display wide double ringed eye recesses, a nasal bridge with clearly defined nostrils and a heart shaped mouth with… | *** |  |
| *** | Large Paepae (Threshold board), carved in a continuous band with wheku heads, manaia and mirahiaku. Traces of red ochre finish. Circa 1920, 3.2 metres length | *** |  |
| *** | Koropepe pounamu very rare and early adornment, spiral shape which leads to koru form design at the end of the tail, representing a mythical bird or eel/fish form, extremely good example with well defined facial features, inset eyes, raised notch to beak,… | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century hei tiki, a type I hei tiki fashioned from an inanga stone toki. Countersunk suspension hole and scarf markings evident on the back, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century mere pounamu, Kawakawa variety pounamu with countersunk suspension hole. Some fritting evident to the blade, 27 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu pekapeka, polished tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone. Recessed eyes. Provenance: belonged to Annie Shasky (nee Turnball) the current owners great grandmother. Most likely given to Annie when her husband George Shasky was gifted his… | *** |  |
| *** | A Pre-European patu paraoa (whalebone hand club), traditional broad spatulate blade, reducing to the grip section, with a countersunk suspension hole. Chips evident to the blade. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection. 43 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Tongan neck rest (Kali Hahapo), fine 19th century example of elegant arching form. Carved from a single piece of wood with wedge shaped feet, the top inlaid with geometrically shaped cut pearl shell. 46 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A good large Pre-European toki pounamu. Carved in superb blue green inanga variety stone with feathery dark and pale inclusions. Tapering rectangular form with well-defined lateral edges, a short bevel and sharp cutting edge. Scarf mark to the lower left… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century tekoteko figure. Standing figure with rauponga patterns carved to the body, surmounted by a naturalistic head with ta moko and cut paua eyes. Provenance: Ex Douglas Larnach Jp & Margaret Ogilive Larnach collection. Height 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare and beautiful Maori wood and 9ct gold cigar Pipe carved tattooed faces with tiny paua shell eyes, the two gold bands marked 9ct gold hallmarked G.P. (may be George Pretkethly - New Zealand Jeweller and Goldsmith). Also marked Christeson, who was a… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori Flax (Muka) rain cape | *** |  |
| *** | Greenstone Hei Tiki, well formed, head inclined to right. Deeply carved, red sealing wax in eyes. Length 8 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare 19th century large kiwi feather bag (kete). Woven flax in superb condition. Length 39 cm. Width 37 cm. Depth 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cook Island or Maori stone crop god, ex Auckland, Theosophical Society. Height 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare wahaika 19th century, male carved figure to back with long protruding tongue, four ridges to butt, square hole, length 35 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection, formerly E.B. Williams collection, Hastings (early 20th century). Ref 90 | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori wooden small comb (Heru Mapara). Extremeley rare, made of separate wooden teeth lashed together with flax fibre. Length 11 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori wooden club (kotiate). Fiddle shape with good patina, stone carved human head motif with paua shell eyes on butt. Round handle and good weight, inscribed, 'From Hawkes Bay'. Length 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century rare Maori fish hook (matau). Wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a short bone point. Carved tiki face on bend. Lashed snood and line. Length 13 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 522 | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Maori double barrel Shotgun, with ramrod. By James W Rosier. Stock carved all over in a rauponga pattern and haliotis (blackfoot paua) shell inlays to one side. Butt with heel and tow plates. Note: gun licensed required | *** |  |
| *** | A good early 19th century wahaika (carved wood hand club), traditional hooked blade with carved wheku figure to the inner blade curve. The grip section terminating in a carved wheku head. Pierced for suspension. Small natural wood depression to one side… | *** |  |
| *** | A good 19th century Maori carved toki kakauroa (long handled axe). The shaft carved with two weku masks with red sealing wax applied to the eyes. Triple haehae and pakati decoration. The trade axe head stamped 'Mortimer'. Height 130 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century Maori stone patu (Onewa) thick body and good grip to handle. Carved spiral ridged butt. Excellent hourglass hole, greenish tinge to the stone. Length 34.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved wood tobacco pipe by Thomas Heberley. The front of the bowl carved with a wahine and child the stem issuing from the mouth of a naturalistic tane figure clutching the tail of a marakihau (mythical sea creature). Cut paua embellishments. Linear… | *** |  |
| *** | A superb rare large argillite Pre-European toki (adze), rectangular tapering cross-section form reducing to the pole section. The pole with unusual lobed ridging. Overall pecked finish. Some chipping to the blade edge. Similar in form to toki found at… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Pake ( rain cape), double pair twining. Robust plaited finish at top edge and with red and blue dyed coloration. Exposed surface beautifully thatched with precise rows of brown flax leaf, the bottom fringe with dyed muka conforming to the… | *** |  |
| *** | A large Pre-European toki pounamu, Inanga variety stone, poll uneven, rounded lateral edges, slightly rounded cutting edge but intact. Polished throughout, 25 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved 19th century Mangaia ceremonial adze, the wood base of quadrangular pedestal form, each face composed of square panels, intricately carved with geometric patterns, domed section above surmounted by the stone hafted adze secured with plaited… | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century rare Maori fish hook (matau) wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a short barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 11 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori feather and flax cloak with a large taniko border and four rows of feathers | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Niue war club hardwood club of rare form, the flattened head with raised medial ridge gently tapers to a cylindrical shaft with flared rich honey brown patina, length 84 cm. Provenance: Private Collection United Kingdom, Railtons, United Kingdom | *** |  |
| *** | An early 18th century hei tiki. Type I form carved in opaque inanga variety stone. The head tilted to the left displays widely recessed eye rings and sharply rendered nasal bridge and mouth with tongue and three teeth. Countersunk suspension hole to the… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century lidded box carved by Thomas Aubrey Chappe Hall. Varnished wood box carved with rauponga patterns to the lid and wheku figures carved to the lateral and undersides. Protruding wheku heads form the side handles. Embellished with inlaid… | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha. Highly carved ceremonial tewhatewha finely decorated with koru inspired haehae and pataki with inlaid paua to shaft. Length 120 cm. Width 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Tewhatewha. Orthodox form with 'axe' type head, stone tooled with a deep rich patina, a pierced hole with attached feathers and the shaft decorated with softly carved abstracted mania design. Length 120.5 cm. Width 17.4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A contact period wooden Maori carving. Red stained wooden carving. Figure standing with hands clasped to abdomen, paua shell inset eyes. Provenance: Ex-Wagener Museum. Length 63 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century composite shark hook. Full bodied wooden shank limb with beautifully carved snood knob, and small bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 16 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 521. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori kiwi feather kete bag with flax line and tassels. Long light brown kiwi feathers in excellent condition. Width 18 cm. Height 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb early 19th century whalebone hand club (kotiate), with engraved human head to butt. Red wax in one of the eyes. Excellent patina. Length 31.5 cm. Width 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A fine contact period Maori whalebone club (patu paraoa), with five rings to the butt and good wear to the suspension hole. Length 41 cm. Width 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Superbly carved wooden walking stick (tokotoko), with a broad spiral winding down whole shaft. Face to top below handle. Length 86 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late 18th century whale bone patu paraoa, a superb patu, in off-white cream, with some age. Six grooves to handle end. Weight 714.8g. Length 37.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Maori wooden sculpture by master carver James Rickard, 'Koha' paua inset eyes. Length 142 cm. Width 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pou Whakairo (carved Freestanding figure), the standing figure with hands placed to the abdomen and with a wheku head with cut paua disc eyes and open mouth with protruding tongue. Decorated with rauponga and maui spirals, 27 x 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century or earlier Maori carved green stone pekapeka. The left hand manaia upright as opposed to the near horizontal right hand manaia. Of translucent stone with hour glass form suspension hole. Width 6 cm, height 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century pounamu hei tiki. Red sealing wax to eyes, hour glass form suspension hole. Worn head to left, arms to thighs. Large protruding stomach. Height 11 cm. Provenance: Purchased Dunbar Sloane Ltd, lot 52, December 1972. 10.9 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori patu onewa (stone club). Five ridges to butt, hour glass form suspension hole. Slight nicking to rounded blade. Length 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb 18th century hei tiki. One of the smallest but most delicate and beautiful of the hei tiki offered in this catalogue. This type I form carved from kawakawa variety stone with pale chatoyant inclusions to the forehead and verso displays finely… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century carved ebonised panel, centered by a figure with a wheku head with protruding tongue and cut paua shell eyes flanked by figures with wheku heads, the whole extensively adorned with haehae, pakati and pikoruru carving. 89 x 66 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Austral Island Paddle. The paddle blade of leaf shaped form with a long cylindrical shaft. Intricately carved with low relief and an elaborate design of interlocking geometric patterns. Carving to the top of the handle reveals abstracted human figures… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Matau Fish Hook. A large, early composite fish-hook with curved wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; shaft superbly carved with a fine head. A length of cord (aho) is attached to the top. The small barb is shell with serrated… | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century beautiful large Maori greenstone toki (adze) in near perfect condition, with a serrated edge. Length 21 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved wood tobacco pipe by Thomas Heberley (1876 - 1937). The bowl is carved with a pair of naturalistic tane and wahine figures holding three fingered hands to their mouths. The wahine holds a stylised patu the tane with hand to hip, both with cut… | *** |  |
