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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
New Zealand Maori
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Muka with four vertical rows of coloured muka overlayed on each side, fringe to sides and lower edge. 18 cm x 21 cm. ***
*** 19th century Ketu (digging stick), ebonised wood with demarcated grip and pointed end. 60 cm length. ***
*** A patu muka (fern root pounder), made in argillite stone, oval cross section with hammer pecked surface. Three concentric grooves to the handle base, 21 cm length. ***
*** A patu muka (fern root pounder), made in argillite stone, defined grip section and handle base. Some scarring to one side of the body, 23 cm length. ***
*** 18th century or earlier patu muka (stone pounder), of tapering cylindrical form, flared butt, length 31 cm. ***
*** Toki pounamu greenstone adze with groove sides, broken tang and fine blade, length 11 cm ***
*** A whalebone patiti with a trade axe head. Incipient wheku head carved to grip section. Pierced for suspension. Height 29 cm. ***
*** Quantity New Zealand polished kauri gum, small pieces ***
*** Early 20th century Maori hoe (paddle) length 180 cm. ***
*** Two 19th century Maori hand made twisted flax fishing lines. ***
*** A 20th century whale bone Patu incised decoration to butt. Length 33 cm. ***
*** Stone toki/adze, 17 cm long ***
*** Four stone whao/chisel, 14 cm 15 cm 8 cm 15 cm long. Provenance: one stone toki/adze, Kaikoura Peninsula 9/4/1955 ***
*** Mid 20th century walking stick, Maori carved handle and titled Hemi Rangi Nui, 87 cm long ***
*** Large Hawaiian Island fishing lure, 30 cm ***
*** An iron fish hook made from a ship's nail, 9 cm length. ***
*** Important 19th century Maori wooden tekoteko. A full carved manaia figure on top of carved head, (possibly Waikato area). Length 66 cm ***
*** Green stone boulder approx 7.6kg ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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. ***
*** 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 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. ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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 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 ***
*** Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Uneven poll and blade, left lateral edge broken away at the back, 8 cm length. ***
*** 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. ***
*** 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. ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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. ***
*** 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. ***
*** 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 ***
*** 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. ***
*** 20th century greenstone Maori tiki. Good colour; head to right shoulder, hands on hips. Length 9 cm ***
*** A contemporary greenstone mere. Length 27 cm. ***
*** Two carved ancestral panel posts tiki heads inset with paua eyes one incised Koruru July 1905 Tarr ***
*** Muku (flax pounder) patu muka (flax pounder), Coarse volcanic stone. Hammer pecked finish, 17 cm length ***
*** Sinker stones two mahe (sinkers), one of light grey volcanic rock, the other dark volcanic rock, each with lashing grooves across the surface, 10 cm and 8 cm length and ***
*** Toki (adze blade), Argillite with brown inclusions in the stone, tapering quadrangular shape, pecked and polished finish, 17 cm length ***
*** Pounamu kuru pendant, Kawakawa variety nephrite with countersunk suspension hole, 6 cm length ***