| *** | Tene Waitere Ngati Tarawahi window frame, the base panel carved with two large wheku heads. The side supports carved with side profile manaia and decorated with rauponga and pikorauru spirals. 87 x 68 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori shark hook. Metal 'U' shaped point lashed with flax fibre snood and line. Width 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large Pre-European Serpentinite toki, thick tapering quadrangular shape with a ridge bisecting the bevel. Hammer dressed surface throughout, lower edge of the bevel polished. Fritting to blade edge, 31 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century papahou, rectangular shape. Water worn and showing degradation. Sold together with three small huia feathers. Provenance: Historically found in a swamp at Golden Bay; field collection, 35 cm x 13 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, tapering quadrangular shape with well defined lateral edges, smooth bevel and sharp cutting edge. Polished to the blade with pecking to back upper section. 13 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of kauri gum busts, a wahine and tane. 10 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century or earlier large toki, deep lashing grooves to butt, blunt blade, length 33 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Three 18th century or earlier small greenstone Whao (chisel), two of classic tapering form. The third of rounded crude form. Together with a toki of white stone material, length 7 cm, 6 cm, 5 cm, 11 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century/early 20th century carved patu paraoa (whalebone club), of relatively crude form with three large ridges to butt. Large thin blade, length 40 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A good quality pale greenstone tiki rare whitish greenstone colour, prized by Maori chiefs. Serrated paua shell eyes, late 20th century length 12.4 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Two Door Carvings (Architraves) but no lintel, carved in the 1960s. Height 207 cm Width 15 cm (Each) | *** |  |
| *** | Patu muka (flax pounder), Argillite stone with overall pecked finish, 27 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Paoka (ceremonial feeding fork), with four short tines. The handle carved with three conjoined wheku heads and pakati (dog tooth) notching, 24 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Cloak) Korowai (Maori cloak), woven from candlewick with a coloured cotton boarder. Decorated with multicolored hen feathers, 75 x 75 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century / early 20th century carved Maori wooden pipe. The bowl with tattooed face to front with paua shell eyes. The stem with fine geometric decoration. Length 13 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori bone Aurei (cloak pin). Of curved rounded form. Slight hour glass form suspension hole. Length 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century / early 20th century pa kahawai (Trolling fish hook). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate and lashed bone barb. On stand. Length 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early 19th century Maori shark hook. Metal 'U' shaped point with flax fibre snood and line. Length 8 cm. Width 6 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 1489? | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Maori bust tokotoko, a carved Maori walking stick displaying a Maori portrait bust with ta moko and sliver collar, height 91 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century carved Maori hoe urunga (steering paddle) century 1840. Intricately carved manaia bird head to end. Length 224 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Maori flax karawai karure (flax cloak) century 1840, with spaced whatu ahe rua (two-pair weft twining) of alternating rows of natural and black ahe, 6 mm apart. From the gate pa region in Tauranga. Unravelling decorative threads. in poor… | *** |  |
| *** | Ross Johns greenstone sculptured bowl. Ross Johns is a member of Ngai Tahu tribe and the only artist selected by Ngai Tahu to have one piece of his artworks gifted to Te Papa forever. Length 36.5 cm. Height 6.5 cm, W23 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Four bone matau (fish hooks), | *** |  |
| *** | A rare moa hunter bone reel (pendant), cylindrical shape with two shallow grooves. 2 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Thirteen bone sewing needles. . | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu kuru pendant, Inanga pounamu with pale inclusions. Slightly curved body. Lapidary scarfing and small scar to the upper section. Countersunk suspension hole. 17 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, fired inanga. Quadrangular form, poll flaked and uneven, hammer pecked back lateral, clear bevel and sharp cutting edge. 16 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Two pounamu toki, Kawakawa variety stone. The larger of the two with lapidary scarfing to one lateral edge, poll broken and uneven, defined bevel and sharp cutting edge, polished surface. Smaller; Lapidary scarfing to one lateral edge, sharp cutting edge,… | *** |  |
| *** | A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone, poll and upper section broken away, scarfing to the right lateral edge, cutting edge sharp. Small amount of fritting to the blade, 17 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century wahaika by Norman Clark, carved wood and applied paua, with wheku figure and face to the grip section, 40 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century period Maori composite fish hook. Wooden shank limb with serrated and inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 8 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period c. 1840's Maori wooden taiaha, a long taiha with carved tongue on both sides. Length 152 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hieke - rare rain cloak double pair twining, robust plaited finish to the top edge, expertly woven from harakeke and natural fibres | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha 19th century or earlier, spiral and notch decorated tongue, plain head and blade, length 145 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century trolling fishhook (pa kahawai), with paua shell laminate to incurve. Bone point. Lashed muka snood and line. Provenance: in one family since the 1880s. collection begun in 1883 in Dunedin through connections with local Maori. Length 10.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Tokotoko carved walking stick with bird form figure to handle with paua inset eyes leading to partially carved shaft, terminating with original brass end, height 93.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century patu paraoa (whalebone hand club). Flat spatulate shape reducing to the grip section terminating in a rounded butt. Pierced for suspension with attached muka binding. Heavily grained surface. Chip to blade. | *** |  |
| *** | Matau Fish Hooks (2). Early contact period; elaborately rendered one-piece bone fish-hook with double intertwined kaniwha 'barbs'. End finely carved for line attachment. Inscribed in black ink: 'Web Col 1247'. Early contact period; elaborately rendered… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in white and black ink: 'Web.Coll 1479 N.Z. 29'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 2 cm.… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb with muka binding and line. Length 12 cm. Width 1.7 cm. Private Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century greenstone hei tiki. Good quality greenstone, hour glass hole. Length 66 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A Maori wooden weeding implement (ketu). Kink in grip shaft. Grip shaft finishes in a long knob. Length 79.3 cm. Provenance: Ex-Wagener Museum | *** |  |
| *** | Two 20th century carved panels of Maui and Rangi. Wonderfully carved with paua shell inset eyes. Maui length 95 cm. Rangi length 75.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Four rare early Maori samplers carved wooden panels c.1940s Used as teaching aids for student carvers at the Rotorua carving school. Carved double-sided and stained. | *** |  |
| *** | Rare and unusual bone kaka poria (bird leg ring), 3 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A carved Pounamu pendant unusual bird form. Pierced suspension hole. Length 3.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick). Adorned with human faces and figures carved into orb head. Metal decorative band below head. Length 89.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori green stone kuru (pendant) of straight form with beveled edges and tapering point. Hour glass form suspension hole. Length 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Mid 20th century whalebone wahaika (short club) traditional form with carved full figure to the blade curve 29.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive 19th century pounamu kuru pendant, Kawakawa variety stone. Wider at top tapering to a small rounded end. Countersunk suspension hole with two silver rings. 16 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Patu muku (pounder), pecked and polished greywacke, four concentric grooves to the handle base. 22 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu kuru (pendant), Inanga variety stone, countersunk suspension hole. 6 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare carved pumice whakapakoko (head), the front with a well delineated face with protruding tongue, the reverse with an incipient carved face. Some losses evident. For a similar carved pumice head see the 'Te Maori exhibition Catalogue' (item 51).… | *** |  |
| *** | A rare carved pumice whakapakoko (head), for a similar carved pumice head see the 'Te Maori exhibition Catalogue' (item 51). Provenance: field collection, 8 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A large worked pounamu stone, Kawakawa variety nephrite with lapidary scarf to one side. 29 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century taiaha (mid to upper section only), Arero (tongue) carved with rauponga spirals. The head with one remaining inlaid paua eye. Bottom section broken off. 70 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Contemporary whale bone Wahiaka (short club), male figure to the inside curve, wheku face carved on the butt. Attached binding with feathers. 37 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Two carved wooden patu, inlaid paua. Modern 20th century. 34 cm, 36 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century mere pounamu (short bladed nephrite weapon), crafted from Kawakawa variety pounamu, thin spatulate blade with translucent edge. The blade tapers to the reduced grip section with countersunk suspension hole terminating in five reducing grooves… | *** |  |
| *** | Vintage muka kete together with another smaller kete, double ply woven design with fringe to sides and lower edge. 24 cm x 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Polished surface with extensive flaking to the poll and lateral edges. 13 cm length. Y number pending | *** |  |
| *** | A carved tokotoko (ceremonial walking stick), rich dark patina. Ascending spiral design tapering to a metal cap. Knob with carved wheku head and paua eyes. 82 cm height | *** |  |
| *** | Patu muka (flax pounder), argillite stone. Rounded end and conical to shoulder, knob rounded and grooved. Hammer pecked surface. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection. 23 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu hei tiki by Scott Parker (ngati Tama), a good 20th century hei tiki carved in the classic type I style in the inanga stone variety. The head displays a rightward orientation with inlaid serrated paua eyes upon a delineated neck with three ribs and… | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu hei tiki by Des Baker, Kawakawa variety stone with Marsden inclusions. Well carved in the classical type I style pierced through the top of the head for suspension. 10 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Greenstone adze of quadrangular cross section, dull cutting edge, low grade polish. Length 11.7 cm. Depth 1.8 cm. Width 5.0 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century tokotoko, carved Maori figure with ta moko wrapped in a korowai and decorated in rauponga surmounting a tapering shaft. H 94 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pa kahawai (trolling lure), the two piece hook with paua shell shank and bone barb with muka lashing, 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Ipu (wooden bowl), flat bottomed elliptical shaped bowl with one end terminating to a point, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland, 41 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and tiny whalebone Patu club with metal inlaid diamonds, spades, heart, clubs and dice on both sides, see photo. One side has clubs missing. H. 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century greenstone Peka Peka with serrated paua shell eyes. Carved by Charlie Wilson, good quality. Length 6.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century rare Maori matau (fish hook) wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a short bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 12 cm (excluding line). | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick) with bone handle carved in the round with three male figures facing both ways. Large paua inlaid eyes. Length 89 cm. Belonged to Mr Albert George Holland, one of the seven Maori Land Court judges… | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu chisel, Quadrangular shape, green grey nephrite with yellow inclusions evident in the stone, hour glass suspension hole to enable suspension as a pendant, found at Te Umupakaroa at the north end of Kapiti Island. | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha (fighting staff), 20th century example with carved tongue with haehae notching and with inset paua shell eyes, chicken feathers attached to the upper section, 156 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori shark hook. Metal 'U' shaped point lashed with flax fibre snood and line. Length 17 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | Maori folk art lamp stand with four tikis back to back acting as the pillar. Height 67 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century Maori woven flax Tatua (belt). Dyed geometric decoration. Provenance: Ex Archibald Robertson collection. L76 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Possible remnants of weku mask to snood knob. Provenance: Webster collection no.1254. Length 6 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Scott Parker pounamu manaia pendant, carved in inanga variety stone. Sliver eyes circular and serrated. Attached binding and hand-made wooden box. 8 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu (kokopu), kokopu pounamu is a pale speckled variety. Quadrangular scarf marks down the right side of face and left side lateral. Edges are well defined and cutting edge sharp. 20 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century ceremonial paddle, carved with a figure with wheku head and manaia. 76 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | A stone Minnow lure and bone fish hook with fragments | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone with pale mottled inclusions. Well defined bevel and sharp cutting edge. Lashing grooves. 12 cm length. Y number pending | *** |  |
| *** | A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Poll uneven, the face and back show some natural scarring, polished bevel and blade. Small chip to the sharp cutting edge, 9 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A patu muka (fern root pounder), made in argillite stone, four concentric grooves to the handle base and bottom section, 22 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Tuna (Eel club), Spatulate shaped blade tapering to the grip, Provenance: Wagner Musuem collection, Northland, 44 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A Buka Island paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, carving to lower end of the handle, 177 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century greenstone rail Albert chain, gold plated bright cut mounts 35 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Modern New Zealand jeweller greenstone pendant | *** |  |
| *** | A large Pre-European toki (argillite). Thick heavy tapering rectangular form with flaked and hammer dressed poll section. Well defined lateral edges and smooth face and bevel with sharp cutting edge. Some flaking to the face and underside. Length 34 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Pre-European toki (argillite). Thick rectangular form tapering through the blade and poll sections. Incipient tang with rounded poll and double-sided bevel. Minor hammer dressing with smooth polished surface throughout. Length 33 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large 19th century pa kahawai (trolling lure). Wood and paua shell shank with bone hook and muka fiber lashing. Length 16.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Early Chatham Islands Bone Hook. A Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; finely carved grooves for attachment at top. Warm, early patina with signs of much usage. Length 5.5 cm. Width 4.7 cm. Private collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. Light, wooden body and reflective paua inlay; barbed iron with muka lashing. Length 12 cm. Width 9 cm. Kenneth Athol Webster collection No. 583, New Zealand. The Brad Bradley collection circa 1960s. Private collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Coll 1105'. Length 9.2… | *** |  |
