| *** | Contact period early 19th century Maori greenstone Hei-tiki. Dark greenstone with light flecks, thick body, right hand on chest. Red sealing wax in the eyes and hour glass shaped hole Provenance: Purchased in Christies London, 23/4/76, Lot 170. Length 11… | *** |  |
| *** | Kiwi feather kete with beaten flax tassels, and an inscription on paper inside, 'Owned by Mrs. H. B. White, Tautoro Native school' | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Tahitian trolling lure. With abalone shell shank and bone hook. Length 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Fijian Club. Gata Classic form, well balanced and finely carved detailing to handle and head. Early deep rich patina. Length 94 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, NZ | *** |  |
| *** | Fijian Club Ula. Type of throwing or missile club with medium-brown, rich patina. Height 37.5 cm. Width 11 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Collection of three antique Polynesian hair combs, 21.5 cm, 21 cm, 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century whalebone mere, in mint condition. Length 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European 18th century stone Patu with three grooves to the butt end and a well formed hour glass shaped hole, from the Nelson region | *** |  |
| *** | A contact period carved Maori treasure box (Wakahuia). Overall carving in spiral fashion with wide notches and flat bottom. Carved head at each end, one with tongue partly broken, both with paua inserts. Early paper tag to interior. Provenance: Purchased… | *** |  |
| *** | A fragment of a 16th or 17th century tauihu (canoe prow in wood), with carved lizard and serpentine forms to side. The remnant of a carved tauihu. Narrow coupling of the midsection. Loss of the upper, water worn. Includes stand. Length 54 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A kiwi feather kete (kiwi feather bag), with woven muka twining. Losses to one side. Provenance: Private Collection Nelson: collection of Ann and Peter Webb, 12 x 14 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pounamu hei tiki by Alan brown (ngati Ruaka), a superbly carved 20th century example of the classic type I hei tiki form made in chatoyant inanga variety stone from the Arahura river. The head displays a rightward orientation with deeply recessed eyes… | *** |  |
| *** | Early Fijian Club. Classic form, with a highly carved shaft weathered aged head and a soft and rich red-brown patina. Length 92 cm. Width 17 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, NZ | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century rare wooden Jacob Heberley pipe. beautifully carved with two reclining tattooed Maori males lying back to back on either side of bowl with paua shell inset eyes. Length 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Old and rare carved Maori wooden tiki face (Kororu) and small tiki figure, probably the apex of a meeting house | *** |  |
| *** | Mixed feathers kete of Kaka (forest parrot) and Kekeru (wood pigeon), the flax base with fine woven and plaited handles, from the Urewa-Gisborne region | *** |  |
| *** | A late 18th century wooden carver's mallet, with carved wooden face with moko and wear marks to back (from use as a mallet). Also marked '4723.' length 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Korere (feeding funnel), the front carved with a figure in relief with wheku head with hands placed on thighs, the reverse with a smaller conforming figure. The base of the spout with an avian form head. The surface carved with wheku heads and rauponga… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th, early 19th century Fijian tanoa, kava bowl. Large example of elliptical form ovoid at the sides with points at each end. Height 20 cm, width 64 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tekoteko - ancestral figure cylindrical form, well defined facial features with large tongue protruding from mouth, fingers resting upon torso, slightly bent feet standing on raised base, fully carved with pataki and triple heihei decoration, height 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki Poutangata - ceremonial adze 19th century or earlier, stone adze of tapering form bound to haft with flax cord, haft of simple fine curved form with deep lashing groove, length 52 cm, . Provenance: John Griffin collection | *** |  |
| *** | A contact period hei tiki bowenite, translucent with light flecks. Red sealing wax in the eyes. Length 9 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island Club. Long slender leaf shaped blade in orthodox form. Rich brown patina. Florida Island. Length 128 cm. Width 10 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Fijian Club Ula. Type of throwing or missile club with medium-brown, rich patina. Height 35 cm. Width 10 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Kiwi feather kete, double pair twining, plaited rim with two twined handles on each side, terminating in tassels. Length 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori bronze matau (fish hook). 'T' shape snood knob, point with two external and one internal barb. Length 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Pre-European pounamu Whao (chisel), Inanga variety stone with an unusual dark demarcation to the upper section indicating partial heat-treatment. Hammer end slanted. Circular cross-section tapering to a steep bevel and sharp cutting edge. Smooth… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century greenstone Hei tiki of a large size, with a rounded back and a brownish tinge in the greenstone | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century rare Maori feather kete Whakairo bag. Woven from harakeke and worked on both sides with a panelled design of white, green, black, orange and brown feathers. Label inside stating, 'Featherwork from New Zealand ', there is also a card… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), Arero (tongue) finely carved with rauponga spirals. The upoko (head) with two remaining circular paua eyes. Slender tapering shaft with rounded end. 159 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Fijian Chief's headrest (Kali), the gently curved wooden top bar inlaid with marine ivory to each side. Raised on a circular support issuing from a flat base. Made from a single piece of sacred vesi wood. 45 cm width | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century New Caledonian Kanak war club, with bird head striking blade with hooded medial ridge and tapering shaft with ridged handle, 70 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Solomon Island Club Alafolo. Finely carved at the top with a raised fin or nose, Tapering shaft. Blackened highlights mid-brown soft patina. Length 98 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Maori pre-European small stone patu, tapering to knob end with three grooves and nicely formed hour glass hole | *** |  |
| *** | A rare late 18th century greenstone pendant (koropepe). Tangowai transparent greenstone, two hourglass holes at top poll. Repair to head, comes with red case. Width 4.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kete Whakairo (patterned flax basket), decorated in the...pattern. Provenance: Private Collection America. Recently repatriated to New Zealand, 25 x 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare 18th century Fijian ceremonial fork (Cula ni bokola), with four tines and a baluster form handle terminating in a lobbed finial, Chipping to the tines and one broken at the end section, 33 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A Fijian Beaked Battle hammer (Totokia Titobu), the shaft tapering to the notched grip section, 90 cm length. Provenance: collected by Dudley Smith. Buried village collection, 91 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | South Pacific Melanesia breast plate (Kap Kap) (maybe New Ireland). Clamshell overlaid with filigree of turtle shell. Diamter 12.8 cm. (Tilly collection) | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century wooden monkey figure on top of pole, some little damage to hat and the pole May have been longer. Most likely collected by Captain Tilly in Africa on one of his voyages out from England. Length 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century carved green stone pekapeka. Both manaia angled towards central base with prominent serrations. Hour glass form suspension hole. Width 6 cm, height 4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century stone mahe (sinker). Large knob with hour glass suspension hole. Lashing grove to underside. Width 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maori greenstone mere c.1890s of good shape and dark green colour. Length 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tene Waitere Ngati Tarawahi wall shelf, the back section carved with Kowhaiwhai, the frieze with interlocking spirals with pakati haehae and inset with cut paua shell discs, 84 cm wide | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century patiti (Maori hand axe), the wooden shaft carved with wheku heads and rauponga, mounted with a trade steel blade, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maori greenstone pendant (kapeu) hockey stick shape and two postcards of Sir John Campbell. Provenance: The vendor's family claim that it once belonged to Sir John Campbell who gave it to his mother's father. vendor's mother is a Campbell (Jean Frances… | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, carved in kawakawa variety stone. Scarfing down the left lateral edge of the underside. Well defined polished bevel with sharp cutting edge. Some natural scaring to the poll and face. Length 22 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century Maori meeting house model desk top letter cabinet with two drawers and a hinged roof for letters or storage of documents. Height 43 cm, width 51 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century or earlier Puta onewa (stone club), unusual reduced butt with flared ends. Two ridges to top. Hourglass form susperison hole. Small chip to blades, length 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tekoteko - ancestral figure flattened rectangular head with large protruding tongue and raised facial features, carved spiral design to shoulders and arms resting upon stomach, slightly bent knees standing on carved base with pataki and triple heihei… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Hawaiian Makau - fish hook bone hook of traditional classic form with raised bard and top, height 7 cm. Provenance: Private Collection Hawaii, USA | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Fijian Sali - club fine example of classic form with detailed carving to top blade gently curing to a cylindiracal shaft with raised dome end, rich redish brown patina, length 104 cm. Provenance: Private Collection United Kingdom | *** |  |
| *** | Fine adornment Kap Kap of shell bead and fibre, height 15.5 cm Provenance: private French collection | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved late 19th/ early 20th century tokotoko finely carved walking stick in the manner of Jacob Heberley, upper figure of naturalistic form with tattooed face and notch and spiral decoration to torso sits upon the lower figure of more traditional… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Maori carved toki kakauroa (long handled axe). Carved with eight wheku figures to the shaft terminating in a rauponga carved tongue. Paua shell inlay. Iron trade axe head. Height 103 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Dogon mask from Mali. Painted with black and ochre pigments. Pierced for suspension. Provenance: Private Collection of Michael Yoffe height 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pohau manga barracuda lure. Rare, fully intact barracuda lure with large, straight shank and serrated bone point. An antero-posterior hole is in shank where the line goes through and runs along a groove. Inscribed in white ink: 'Web Coll 383'. Length 13… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Wahaika. All over deep relief linear haehae carving to blade. Female figure to incurve with hands wrapped around torso with carved moko to chins and cheek and eyes handle end with two finely carved manaia protruding tongues. Pierced hole for… | *** |  |
| *** | Carved Lintel. Five intertwined manaia figures on a flattened rectangular panel. Blackened patina. Length 76 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | An Austral Islands ceremonial paddle. Carved in minute detail over the entire surface. Linking heads carved to top poll of paddle. Damage to blade and wear to top poll. Length 112.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large kauri gum boulder, unpolished natural form, 11kg | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period 18th century Maori greenstone peka peka. Pale green colour, rare elongated shape with manaia bird-like head up top. Length 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Easter Island carved wooden figure of Rapanui. Height 40 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu toki/adze, 14.2 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Large stone toki/adze, 32 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century or earlier Maori pounamu hei tiki hour glass form suspension hole, red sealing wax eyes, face to left, hands to thighs. Rounded stomach, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu kapeu (ear pendant), Kawakawa variety nephrite with countersunk suspension hole, 15 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century Patu Onewa (stone club) three grooves to butt. Has a crack to the cutting edge, but has been expertly repaired. Length 34.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori wooden long handled tewhatewha (fighting staff) carving just below midsection. Length 1380 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A late 18th century greenstone pendant, with excellent hourglass hole. Good heavy weight. Length 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century kiwi feather kete, woven muka base and binding with kiwi and Kereru feathers. Some losses, height 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A c.1840 whalebone patiti (short handled weapon), with steel axe head. Bone is worn and polished. Length 28 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century pounamu poutangata adze blade, a toki poutangata or ceremonial adze is a symbol of chiefly authority typically held by a chieftain or chieftainess. While these highly prized weapons mainly had ceremonial functions they could also be used in… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century period Maori composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with serrated and inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 11 cm (excluding line) 8 | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century composite fishing hook. Full bodied wooden shank limb with lashed small barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 14 cm6 | *** |  |
| *** | A large rare iron ship nail fishhook, ship's nails were used as trading currency with Maori during and after the contact period. This shark hook is a fine example of how metal was reworked to serve practical form and function. Attached original muka line.… | *** |  |
| *** | A large 19th century whalebone hei tiki, type I form with eyes embellished with red ceiling wax. Female. Countersunk suspension hole to the top of the head. Indistinct script incised to reverse. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 16 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European patu onewa (stone hand club), traditional spatulate form reducing to the grip section with hourglass suspension hole with three concentric groves to the butt. Small chip to the blade. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 34 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century hoe (paddle), traditional form with long cylindrical shaft terminating in a ridged handle. Small loss to the end of the blade. 144 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu by Richard Anderson (nephrite hand club), Kawakawa variety stone. The elongated blade tapering to an inanga grip section. Pierced for wrist suspension with three graduating concentric grooves. Modern 20th century example. 30.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th Cook Islands pounder (Ke'o), basalt stone of typical conical tapering form with three ridges to the top. Provenance: Private Collection Hawkes Bay, 13 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Whalebone mere with spatula shaped blade, nine grooves, graduating to a rounded tip on each side, two suspension holes, and a muka cord attached through the last hole | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century greenstone tiki with serrated paua shell eyes and a macrame cord | *** |  |
| *** | Whalebone Patu with a good size hour glass hole, a flared grip and six grooves | *** |  |
| *** | A large pounamu river boulder. Inanga variety stone. Length 56 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Matau Fish Hook. A fine, early matau made from a trained branch or root. Dark wooden shank that extends to form the point limb; missing point; carved notch for binding evident. Carved spirals on the shank. Lashed snood, no line. Inscribed in black ink:… | *** |  |
| *** | Hoe. Superb example with fine band of carving displaying triple haehae and pataki design which decorate the mid area of the handle. Mid-brown patina. Length 157 cm. Width 13.3 cm. Y Registration Pending | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Koropepe Pounamu pendant pierced to the head and body section. Length 5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive Pre-European toki (adze blade), grey argillite, quadrangular shape, finely modelled, polished all over with a few areas were pecking remains, particularly the lashing area, Sold together with a small model made by Robert Lionel… | *** |  |
| *** | Hoe (paddle), with leaf shaped blade and tapering slender shaft. Chipped to the central section of the blade, 150 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Carved Maori ancestral figure, with wheku head, depicted in a crouching stance, surmounting an inverted wheku head. Red ochre covering the surface. Broken to the bottom section. Possibly from a tokotoko or model waka, 15 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A good Jane Brenkley vase, ovoid shape. Carved and painted with a Maori women with a dog wearing a piupiu, adorned with a hei-tiki and holding a flax kete.The reverse with a waka with a figure on a river. Some surface abrasions. Signed and dated 1945 | *** |  |
| *** | A carved wood cigarette holder by Thomas Heberley (1876 - 1937), finely carved naturalistic head of a tane with intricate ta moko and cut paua eyes. Short linear Bakelite mouth piece. The ferrule and rim stamped with 'Christeson', G.P, 18ct. Length 9 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Mutu kaka (bird perch snare), carved from a single piece of wood, perch section slightly curved terminating in manaia face. Wheku figure to shank with fingers to belly and bent knees, 23 cm x 24 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Dominion Museum Education service Maori tattooing box, the presentation cabinet fitted to the interior with a replica mahoe (wooden mallet) uhi (chisel) and pigment pot, together with a cast tattooed mask, a copy of the cast mask made in Rotorua in 1853… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century mutu kaka (bird perch snare), carved from a single piece of wood with gentle arch to the perch section issuing from a carved wheku head terminating in a side profile wheku head, 26 cm x 20 cm. | *** |  |
