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New Zealand Maori — Tribal
Lots 2305—2400 Found 4,117
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A vintage carved rimu wakahuia, the lid with pair of stylised figures with paua inset eyes, all over lineal and notch carved…
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A New Zealand pounamu (serpentine) cut and polished part river boulder, mountainous form with flat cut and polished vertical…
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A carved pounamu figure of a Maori ancestral warrior holding a patu, together with a silver plated figure of a tuatara on a…
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Model Tauihu (canoe prow), carved wood figure with wheku head displaying a protruding tongue, inlaid paua shell eyes, and three…
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Mahi Kohatu, five pounamu worked stones, three small thin shaped toki pounamu, possibly ornaments. Length 3 cm approx. Pounamu…
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Contact period Maori pa kahawai (trolling fish hook) wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood,…
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Contact period Maori pa kahawai (trolling fish hook) wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Partial lashed…
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A Maori carved figure, in the manner of a poutokomanawa, modelled standing male with moko, hair bundled as a topknot, upper…
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Patu aruhe (fernroot beater), tapered from knob end down to shoulder, curved towards bulbous end. 30 cm length.
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A good Pre-European toki (volcanic stone), tapering quadrangular form with tang, hammer dressed surface, cutting edge rounded…
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modern treasure box (Waka huia) with two reclined figures on lid with tops of heads joined, eyes set with paua shell and…
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A Maori carved panel, carved as two masks, a wheku head above a koruru head, both with paua inlaid ring eyes. Rotorua area c…
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A toki adze blade. A tapered form with a narrow butt end and a curved bevel. Length 19 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 3.2 cm
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A New Zealand greenstone and 9ct. gilded yellow gold mounted heart pendant, the 'Kia Ora' mount framed by curving fern leaves.
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Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood,…
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Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood,…
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Contact period Maori trolling hook (pa kahawai) dark wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood…
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An old Maori worked flax bag (kete muka), double pair twined with diverted warps, plain undyed muka with three vertical rows of…
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An old Maori worked flax bag (kete muka), plain undyed muka in double pair twining, two vertical bands of diverted warps and…
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18th century or earlier greenstone toki (adze), broken with indications of further working, together with stone toki (adze) of…
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Toki pounamu pre-contact period, ridges to under side, dark stone, length 14 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection. Formerly…
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Group of toki pounamu pre-contact period, one formed as a pendant with suspension hole, . Provenance: Neil Darroch collection
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Bone Pekapeka late 19th century/ early 20th century, manaia heads facing outwards, paua shell inset eyes, similarly decorated…
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An early 20th century Maori carved walking stick, highlighted with a single stylised figure, fern leaves and Kia Ora, knob…
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A pre-European Maori patu muka (stone flax pounder), traditional bulbous head, pecked waisted grip and knob end, dark tone,…
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Two large kauri gum nuggets, largest approx. Height 14.5 cm, length 21 cm, width 12 cm, combined weight 2.726kg
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Five kete, whakairo (patterned), kiekie, pingao and harakeke, the largest width 41 cm, the smallest width 17 cm (toki holder).…
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A large Maori carved wheku mask, with paua ring eyes, open mouth with protruding bifurcated tongue, the arched brow surmounted…
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A large vintage Maori carved kauri bailer, of good size and form, expanding koru type lobes and heart form to the back handle…
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A 20th century Maori greenstone hei tiki, classical form with head turned to right shoulder, hands clasped to thighs, matt…
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An early/mid 20th century Maori carved papahou (treasure box), all-over lineal and notch carved, the tall long lid with masks…
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An ebonized wooden box, carved with Maori decorations and with inlaid paua shell eyes, late 19th century, 31 cm across
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A carved statue of a crouching Maori warrior with taiaha and full Ta' moko, 20th century, 20.1 cm high
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Taiaha Maori club, carved wood and paua shell, early to mid 20th century, appears to have been cleaned back at some stage, 157…
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Large light grey gabbro toki (adze), of tapering quadrangular shape with a steep bevel, Y08982, L. 28.5 cm. Provenance: Private…
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Three stone small toki (adzes), all with good patina, one found at Cable Bay and another at Onapua Bay, Y13296, Y14306, Y14307,…
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A large natural and cut block of nephrite pounamu, displaying medium to dark green tone, some old chips and inclusions, 9.3kg.
