| *** | A pre European waka hoe. This Maori steering paddle is known commonly as a waka hoe, or a canoe paddle-and is sometimes referred to by Maori as a whakatere. A unique feature of this paddle is the carved manaia butt. Waka hoe of this ilk usually have only… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Tao spear, a rare type of weapon. Elongated tubular form with pointed ends. Fine, rich brown patina. Length 170 cm. Width 2.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, exceptional finely carved head offering very elaborate swept back forehead with recessed eyes. Strongly carved nose with upper lip offering dragon tooth notching (niho taniwha). Tongue is beautifully executed and terminates into sharp tip. Large… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Paraoa - whale bone hand club, orthodox form. Flat oval cross section. Concentric three lineage grooves to base of handle. Rough hour glass suspension hole, late 18th century. Provenance: available upon request. Length 37.6 cm. Width 9.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fine tokotoko, carved with a highly stylised male figure, standing in full relief and surmounting a manaia head the figure with naturalistic tattooed head and bone-inlaid eyes extends into a curved handle terminating in a stylised bird form manaia with… | *** |  |
| *** | Large matau - fish hook, a composite fish-hook of gigantic proportions fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; robust length of cord (aho) attached to the top. Small barb fashioned from a mammal's tooth; has two serrated points to each side; attached to… | *** |  |
| *** | Early mere pounamu. A highly valued and potent cultural symbol of mana (authority and prestige) as well as an effective weapon during the pre-musket era. Mere of this early type are rarely seen. The well balanced blade tapers the a natural point with a… | *** |  |
| *** | A contact period pa kahawai fishing hook, contact period pa kahawai (trawling lure) with long twisted muka rope and binding. Paua shell inlaid into the native timber (appears to be totora) body terminating in a fine slender hook point. In presentation… | *** |  |
| *** | Cliff Whiting untitled, Cliff Whiting (1937-2017) of Te Whanau-a-Apanui iwi was an esteemed teacher and practitioner of Maori arts. Whiting was a leading figure in the design of Te Papa's Rongomaraeroa marae. This mask is a prototype designed by Whiting… | *** |  |
| *** | Heavily sawn giant Pounamu slab, in toki Pou Tangata style. Incomplete with deep saw marks evident on one side also representative of phase three of toki Pou Tangata production. Pre European, classic period. Length 31.2 cm. Width 10.3 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare model waka taua, Maori war canoe, of carved wood, with a raised stern (taurapa) displaying an ancestral figure in high relief, the prow (tauihu) distinguished by a projecting carved figure with paua inlaid eyes and a protruding defiant tongue… | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha, a stone-tooled example in orthodox from. Piercing to bottom of blade for attachment of feathers. Rich, dark patina. Length 125 cm. Width 18.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tata - large sea-Going Waka Bailer, a volumous hollowed bailer. Mid-brown patina. Height 53 cm. Width 31.5 cm. Depth 18 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Fine carved P'p' - Achetectural element, openwork panel carved with five standing tiki with angled eyes and strong thighs, all flanked by manaia figures. This lintel is similar in style to one in the Auckland Museum by H're Huka, of the Ngati Whakaue… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Tewhatewha, orthodox form with 'Axe' head, stone tooled. Deep rich patina with kahu (hawk) feathers attached indicating the chiefly status as a weapon of command both on and off the battle field. Shaft decorated with heavily abstracted Mania… | *** |  |
| *** | A kiwi feather cloak, the feather cloak with muka kaupapapa (base) of double pair twining. Shaping evident. Small area of fringing at each top edge corner. Remanants of muka tie cords also visible. Kiwi feathers form a band below top edge and down both… | *** |  |
| *** | Nephrite Hei tiki pale and slightly translucent in colour, its head tilted to the proper right side with both hands down on the thighs, a slightly raised belly, polished all over, and a cratered suspension hole over the uppermost eye. Found by Earnest… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare uhi ta moko - tattooing instrument, a very rare and fine instrument with a cylindrical wooden shaft adorned with fine spiral design carved into the end leading to a flattened rectangular top also finely carved with double h'h' lines and dog tooth… | *** |  |
| *** | A taiaha, Aotearoa. A robust taiaha of fine form and balance. Carved with an extended arero (tongue) and well-formed upoko (head). Broad striking blade terminating in a flared and rounded base with geometric decoration to the head and tongue. Dark brown… | *** |  |
| *** | An exceptional hoheria kete (lacebark bag), with twisted lacebark handles. This kete forms a rare subsection of Maori textiles made from lacebark rather than the more traditional muka. Woven in a geometric design, this rare survivor is made from strips of… | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive waka prow by the late Tamati Edwards. This prow was chisel carved by the late Tamati Edwards who is of Ngapuhi of Northland, New Zealand. The prow is an exact downsized replica of the famous Ngapuhi waka taua named… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Paraoa, a flared bulbous blade with a finely shaped handle and concentric rings at its base, the broad, flat blade has a gracefully rounded end and sloping sides, tapering to a short handle with pierced circular aperture for a wrist thong. Length 43… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Rapaki cape, a prestigious shoulder cape with robust plaited border with muka kaupapa with double pair twining. Areas of tailored shaping evident. Top band with red, blue and black woollen loops mostly missing. Evidence of brown feathers attached.… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine child's Korowai, a finely woven muka cloak with double paired twining, highlighted with double thrums of dyed black hukahuka, top border decorated with black and white design, front egdes decorated with kaka feathers. Height 50 cm. Width 60 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine historical korowai cloak, double pair twining with two areas of tailored shaping. Crafted from dressed flax fibre (muka) and highlighted with orthodox double thrums of dyed black wool. Decorative elements are enhanced with contrasting woollen… | *** |  |
| *** | A good contact period Taiaha mid brown polished wood, black specks throughout the blade, the head decorated with Pataki and H'h', evidence of red sealing wax in eyes, only one paua inset remains. Flax and raupo filled early settlers' cloth grip attached… | *** |  |
| *** | Gold bracelet with carved tiki early 15ct gold hinged band, makers mark, width D with a hei tiki inset on top. Tiki with head facing right, broad nose with wax-infilled eyes and arms resting gently on knees, circa 1880. Height 4 cm. Diameter 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century chiefly taiaha, chiefly taiaha of significant presence and size with its detailed upoko and intricately decorated arero. Arero has been decorated in traditional haehae and dog-tooth notching, spirals reminiscent of a t' moko adorn the mouth… | *** |  |
| *** | A Maori tewhatewha, fine tewhatewha of elegant proportions. Constructed from the root of a hardwood tree, this tewhatewha has the distinctive axe shaped rapa (blade) with a scarce curved top leading to a fine flattened handle and mata (spear-point). The… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu - wooden short hand club, early orthodox form with leading edge offering pincer. Inside curve accommodates Mania form. Square suspension hole. Base of handle offers finely carved tiki face with strong detailing. Dark rich patina, varnish applied.… | *** |  |
| *** | Large matau-fishing hook, a composite fish hook of gigantic proportions fashioned from a native hardwood sapling. a robust length of cord (aho) is attached to the top. The small barb is fasioned from a mammal's tooth and has two serrated points to each… | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu, a fine large example with excellent colour incised grooves to butt with pierced drilled hole. Restored fracture across blade. Length 36.5 cm. Width 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Waihaika, offering a voluptuous rounded blade with a finely carved manaia form to the incurve. Pierced square suspension hole to butt with attached muka string. Early label attached. Rich dark brown patina. Height 34 cm. Width 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Superb matau-fishing hook, a large and early composite fish hook with curved wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling. The shaft superbly carved with a fine head. a length of cord (aho) is attached to the top. The small barb is shell and has… | *** |  |
| *** | A patu paraoa whalebone club, Aotearoa. This short, one-handed striking weapon is of orthodox form with square suspension hole and bold rings to the base of the handle. Boasting a rich, warm patina consummate with age it is presented on a custom Museum… | *** |  |
| *** | A waka hoe, Aotearoa, early waka paddle. This paddle adorned with early missionary script 'Narr Iiii' is of well balanced proportions. In the early contact years, many taonga were adorned with simple phrases or words as M_ori integrated their learnings… | *** |  |
| *** | Tauihu - Waka (canoe) prow, tall angular brow with low relief carving. Top of tiki offering unique highly carved rim and deep receding vee pattern. Temples also offer manaia all seeing looking backwards. remnants of Pitau (spirals) apparent. Triple h'h'… | *** |  |
| *** | Maori carved 22 calibre Remington bolt action rifle, Museum registration not required. Abstract head carved into butt of rifle extending into h'h' style throughout with paua decorations. Length 1100m. | *** |  |
| *** | Toki Pou Tangata -A chiefly ceremonial adze, a highly refined example of important nephrite adze that would have indicated the high status of the owner and maker with the dark green nephrite having been shaped into a perfect orthodox form by a master… | *** |  |
| *** | A kete Muka - flax bag, extremely fine construction with single paired twining and complex decorative elements on both sides. Muka kapapa is in good order. Separate died warps in cross over patination. Provenance: Zanesville Museum of Art, USA. Height 23… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb wahaika, all over deep relief linear h'h' carving to blade. Male and female coupling figures to incurve with hands wrapped around torso with carved moko to chins and cheek. Masks with protruding split tongue to either side of handle above a finely… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine kete Muka kiwi - flax and kiwi feather bag, finely made kiwi feather kete. Double pair twining with single kiwi feathers attached on every second aho (weft), the muka kapapa is in good order. Taniko tightly constructed, slightly faded.Provenance:… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century taiaha, fine 19th century taiaha with detailed carving to the upoko. The arero of this weapon has been deliberately left undecorated, creating a striking contrast between the detail of the inlaid eyes and simplicity of the tongue. The arero… | *** |  |
| *** | A pounamu pekapeka, pendant with countersunk suspension hole named pekapeka after the native New Zealand bat which they resemble. Height 8 cm, width 4.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Extremely rare yellow Pounamu adornment, both beautiful and powerful, this adornment would have signalled the mana and high rank of both the creator and the owner. Its fine elongated form is without doubt the work of a master craftsman. For ceremonial… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Patu Onewa - stone short hand club, long formed Patu Onewa in classic style emphasising the extended form and grace of the patu, the highly finished face is well balanced and terminates with a finely carved seven ridged lineage base in ovoid form.… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine kiwi kete superb kiwi-feather kete. Double-pair twining with kiwi feathers attached on every second aho (weft). The muka kaupapa is in good condition. Feathers in good condition. Length 20 cm. Width 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A Peter Chatsworth attributed Tukutuku panel. Entitled 'Maunga. Tukutuku panels are an integral part of storytelling for Maori and were designed to hold the attention of the viewer as the story unfolded. They were designed to add aesthetic beauty to the… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb toki pounamu - adze finished adze with smooth edges evident on all sides. Pre-European kawakawa nephrite. Fracture evident to poll end. Length 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hei tiki Pounamu, a fine example in an orthodox stance, with strongly ridged head tilting to the left, two pierced hour glass suspension holes for muka cord. Mouth and eyes are well defined as are elbows which extend arms to rest on legs. Muscular ribs… | *** |  |
| *** | Rare ceremonial Paoka feeding fork, fashioned from whale bone. Significant wear apparent. Handle depicting manaia form with mouth extended and terminating into forked tongue. Height 23 cm. Width 3.1 cm. Depth 2 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha, a fine example in orthodox form. Tongue beautifully carved with elaborate h'h' lines and dog tooth notching. 19th century. Length 140 cm. Width 5.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Patiti, deeply carved handle with early trade blade attached. Fine patina. Height 39 cm. Width 12 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Kete, robustly constructed muka bag with a substantial fringe, double paired twining, and separated warps in raised wave pattern. Note: possibly made as a tea cosy. Height 35 cm. Width 46 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Rare kete - Houhi, specific to the South Island. Openwork detailing with twisted muka handles. Height 35 cm. Width 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Patiti-axe with wooden handle, Maori Land Wars (1845-1872) steel trade axe head unstamped. Wooden handle with carving to the top of shaft with inset paua eyes base of the handle terminates with a manaia head. Round suspension hole. Length 34.2 cm. Width… | *** |  |
| *** | Ceremonial Hoe - paddle, a wooden paddle with a carved bird form maniaia to top and mid section of shaft leading to a detailed fully carved blade with tiki figure and maniaia to top side and openwork scrolled carving to back. Dark brown patina. Length 132… | *** |  |
| *** | A Patu Paraoa, Whalebone spatula shape of a some weight, reduced grip, with a straight drilled suspension hole and a seven graduated grooves terminating at a circular knob at the grip end. Several nicks on one blade edge. Polished all over. Length 31.5 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine tokotoko, long cylindrical shaft, three distinctive manaia heads at top, bottom and middle, with strong facial features, inlaid paua shell eyes and spiral design to cheeks and forehead. Resolved triple haehae and dogtooth notching throughout the… | *** |  |
| *** | A waka hoe, Aotearoa. This paddle is carved from a dense hardwood. With a lanceolate blade, long slender shaft that terminates in a knob. Length 158 cm, width 15.2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki Totoweka Inanga, Museum registered. Very rare blood vein (variegated) nephrite adze with hammer pecked butt. Refined form suggests high status. Early form. Length 16.5 cm. Width 5.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Matau - fish hook wooden, full-bodied shank in 'U' shape made by training a branch or root. Short, barbed bone point lashed to end. Lashed snood and trace. Inscribed in white ink: 'Webster Coll 385'. Length 12 cm. Width 6.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pounamu heitiki, Aotearoa, head tilted to the left shoulder, hands on thighs, four incisions on each hand for fingers. Knees bent and feet together, with two diamond-shaped incisions for genitals. With red sealing wax around the circular eyes. With a… | *** |  |
| *** | Carved architectural element. Koruru' strong tiki figure with mouth open revealing a lizard with an inset shell eye, carved double haehae and dog tooth notching. Dry red-wash patina. Height 49.5 cm. Width 34.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Carved architectural element. Flattened rectangular board, deeply carved with a side facing taniwha with a large open mouth bearing teeth, protruding tongue and hand resting to tail. Red-wash patina. Height 86 cm. Width 28.2 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Folk art tiki by Hori Paraone Strongly carved tiki head with open mouth and long protruding tongue, large circular eyes over painted with red, white and black. Weathered patina to back, with evidence of attachment to a larger structure. Reference: Hori… | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha - long staff, exceptional finely carved head offering very elaborate swept back forehead with recessed paua eyes. Strongly carved nose with upper lip offering dragon tooth notching (niho taniwha). Tongue is beautifully executed and terminates into… | *** |  |
| *** | Large matau-fishing hook, a fish hook of large proportions wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling. Offering a dual barb. Collection number inscribed in black and white ink and paint 'Web Coll 594'. 18th century. Length 20 cm. Width 14 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A superb early muka kete with fringe, superb early muka kete in frame. Kete decorated with natural and orange muka over a natural muka body to form an oscillating type design. Substantial fringe of died and natural muka, single pair twining, rolled muka… | *** |  |
| *** | A whalebone heitiki, Aotearoa, transitional heitiki in whalebone. With the emergence of the British curio trade in the 19th century amongst the middle and upper classes, Maori quickly adapted their skills into producing 'Authentic' pieces to satisfy the… | *** |  |
| *** | Whalebone patu, extremely large example fashioned from whale bone flattened ovoid form tapering to handle with a pierced hole. Length 46 cm. Width 100 mm | *** |  |
| *** | Kahu huruhuru cloak, a very beautiful cloak, muka backing four vertical kiwi feather rows flanked by vertical rows of peacock feathers. Bottom border lined with peacock feathers to edge. Two small handles to the top. Length 80 cm. Width 75.4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Superb wahaika, of classic form with a rounded blade; a masterfully carved manaia form sitting to the incurve, and another fine head carved to the butt of the weapon. Hole to base of handle for attachment. Soft, early patina. Length 34 cm. Width 11.1 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pa kahawai fishing hook, Aotearoa. A contact period pakahawai (trawling lure) with fine twisted muka rope and binding. Paua shell inlaid into the native timber body terminating in a robust whalebone hook barb on a custom walnut wooden stand., used for… | *** |  |
| *** | matau bronze - bronze shark hook, superior example with triple barb. Robust muka spiced into very heavy trace line. Bronze nails from the early whaling boats were traded heavily with Maori. A seafarers kinship also encouraged the exchange of rope… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 19th century Patu Paraoa crafted from dense whale bone, possibly sperm whale, in spatula form with grip terminating as flared butt with double ridge. Muka tua attached. Provenance; Gisborne area, gifted to the vendor's ancestors during the 19th… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-chiselled pou by master carver Mel Manu. Carved from a single piece of wood and stained a light brown. A rectangular form with high relief carving depicting a figure holding a patu with a smaller figure between their legs. Paua shell inlaid eyes.… | *** |  |
| *** | Carved architectural element-whakaw', an old carved timber lintel piece with three standing figures with hands in various positions on stomach. Raurau (spiral) design on one side. Mid-brown aged patina. 18th-19th century. Length 67 cm. Width 8.8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A taiaha, Aotearoa. A superb taiaha of fine proportions. With an aggressively extended arero (tongue) and fine upoko (head), completely decorated with a series of double and triple haehae with dog-tooth notched spirals. The body extends to a bold flared… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-chiselled pou by master carver Mel Manu. Te Rangitane O Manawatu. The art of whakairo or Maori wood carving is no better represented than in this carving of a pou, intricately hand chiselled in the Manawatu-Whanganui style. Carved during 2002 and… | *** |  |
| *** | Chiefly tewhatewha, of superb and well-balanced form with a deeply carved detail to shaft, pierced hole to head with two bundles of attached hawk feathers. Deep, rich, dark brown, smokey patina. Length 134 cm. Width 16.6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hinaki - eel trap. Hinaki (eel/fish trap) were used to catch koaro fish. Slim manuka stems and dressed muka (flax fibre) cord are woven to form it's body. This is a fine example of the torotika method of weaving; where the stems are arranged… | *** |  |
| *** | Hei tiki Pounamu, fine example in orthodox stance with head tilting to the right, drilled hour glass suspension hole for the muku cord. Extremely fine mouth and eyes with soft and worn relie, elbows extend to rest arms of thighs. Back also shows… | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Tewhatewha, orthodox form with 'Axe' head and shaft decorated with curved triple and double h'h' lines and very fine dog-tooth notching. 19th century. Length 1,15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pounamu mere by Glenn Survenor, Hokitika, carved from a green, black, and white speckled pounamu. The blade tapers down to the grip and terminates with graduating ribbing. With a pierced hold at the grip. On a metal stand. Mere length 47 cm, width 10 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and fine bible in Te Reo. A rare, late 19th century Maori translation of the New Testament bible. According to Darlow and Moule, in 1884 at the request of the BFBS, W Maunsell undertook a fresh revision of the whole bible, adding chapter-headings.… | *** |  |
| *** | A Ruatangaeo pedestal adze, Mangaia, Cook Islands, early 20th century. The size and form of this ruatangaeo suggests that it May have been a ceramonial adze rather than a functional tool. This ruatangaeo has a pyramidical form. The lower section of the… | *** |  |
| *** | A hand-carved pare by master carver Mel Manu. Raised relief carved from a single piece of wood. This long pare depicts 5 manaia figures connected together like rolling waves. The manaia have paua shell inset eyes. The wood has a dark brown patina. Pare… | *** |  |
| *** | Kete, with woven geometric designs and made by a Mrs Hur' of lake Rotoiti, New Zealand. Height 28 cm. Width 38.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Patiti - axe with wooden handle, maori Land Wars (1845 -1872) steel trade axe. Blade stamped with John Reilly & Sons mark. Butt of handle terminates with three linage ridges. Suspension whole straight edged. Provenance: old collection number W682 and… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa kahawai-fishing lure, a contact period trolling lure with shell body paua shell 'Flashing' inlay to incurve with a backbone made for an old nail muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink. 'Web Coll 1274'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 1.8… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu paraoa-whalebone carver's mallet, a fine and rare master carver's mallet made of a whale jawbone. Beautifully balanced with concave strike surface. Soft shoulder lines narrow and terminate into masterfully carved and finely detailed manaia head.… | *** |  |
| *** | Finely carved hoe, fully carved for use by high ranking person. Orthodox leaf shaped blade offers two complex manaia decorated with rauponga and paua eyes. Mid brown patina. Height 149.3 cm. Width 12.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Mere pounamu, a well-proportioned and finely carved weapon with a good weight and elegant form; a quality piece of pounamu. The blade of deep-green nephrite leads to a butt end with five carved grooves and a pierced hole. Length 33.6 cm. Width 9.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha finely executed head with circular paua inlaid eyes, strongly carved nose and upper lip. Tongue beautifully executed and terminating in a sharp tip. Delicate blade, which is finely balanced. Rich, dark-brown patina. Length 164 cm. Width 5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A whalebone hair comb, Aotearoa, heru (whalebone comb). Early whalebone comb. Combs such as this were used predominantly to hold the top knot in place with whalebone being the most revered. Heru became generational taonga and were passed down families.… | *** |  |
