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A carved staff, Aotearoa, 19th century. Carved from a single…
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A carved staff, Aotearoa, 19th century. Carved from a single piece of wood. With a buldge-shaped protrusion to the middle with four human-like figures carved, one on each side of the staff. The figures are different on each side. Above the buldge, running spiral patterns are carved to each side of the staff. The top-most section of the staff is undecorated. Near the bottom of the staff there is a small carved inset of bone on with side, this appears to be carved in the form of a face. Label adhered to staff reads: '[Aune] Nouvelle Zelande'. Length 86.7 cm, width 2.9 cm, depth 2 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, New York. Previously of Galerie Pablo Touchaleaume, Paris
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