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Auction House:
Guy Earl-Smith & Antiquity
Number of lots recorded:6
Lots with images:6
Prices available:6
Category:
New Zealand Maori
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A fine Maori canoe bailer, revival sculpture, of wood in classic ovoid form with projecting grip, decorated with ancestor motifs and shell inlay, smooth glossy patina, New Zealand, 47 x 25 cm ***
*** A Maori club, of bone, the ovoid section shaft decorated with incised circular motifs with ancestor head at terminal, New Zealand, 59 cm ***
*** An American Scrimshaw, a Japanese Fishing Lure and a Pulley, of marine ivory and metal, the scrimshaw decorated with stippled motifs including a cross and an angel, and the words 'Father have mercy on Mary, 1879', 5-11 cm (3) ***
*** A Mortlock Island Fish Hook, c.1960s, of wood, with fibre binding, 81 x 10xm Provenance: From an Australian collection ***
*** A Maori canoe ancestor mask, of wood in classic robust form, weathered, New Zealand, 38 x 17 cm ***
*** A Maori canoe Bailer, of wood, New Zealand, 39 x 15 cm ***