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Maori & Oceanic Art, Day 2 — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:201
Sale Title:Maori & Oceanic Art, Day 2Lots with images:190
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:155
Date:5-Oct-2022
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Dani tribe war-bow (Irian Jaya). Provenance: Owen Mapp, 150 cm length
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Two Niue barbed spears, black wood heads. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 124 cm length
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Solomon Island tortoise shell fish hook. Provenance: Barnes collection, 7 cm height
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Solomon Islands bowl, ebonised wood with inlaid mother of pearl. Surmounted by two birds. 20 cm height
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Three Solomon Islands spears, one bone tip, bone barbs, all palm wood. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection
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Solomon Islands Napa dance club, with fine painted decoration. Santa Cruz. 84 cm length
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Solomon Islands bow with nine fish arrows, palmwood, bark string, palm leaf arrows. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 153 cm length
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Solomon Islands Alafolo club, Notched grip and two notched bands with limestone inlay to shaft. Malaita Provence. 94 cm length
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Samoan povai club, four bands of notched carving highlighted with limestone. Pierced lug for suspension. 84 cm length
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Samoan cricket bat, presented to NZ Diplomat Rys Richards. Provenance: Owen Mapp Collectionn, 90 cm length
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Samoan pole club, the handle with rectangular geometric decoration. 88 cm length
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Saba Borneo water pot, burnished earthenware with an incised pattern around the shoulder. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 27 cm height
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Aboriginal boomerang, incised kangaroo decoration. Provenance: Barnes collection, 67 cm length
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Three Aboriginal spears, made from Tecoma vine. Two with attached wooden barbs, one with an ochre pigmented wooden blade. All over 200 cm in height.
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An Aboriginal pointing stick (kurdaitcha) and two Tjurunja, Tjurunja with carved designs. Divination tools.
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An old Aboriginal spear, palmwood, barbed. Discovered in a swamp 1920s in north Queensland, Australia. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 270 cm length
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Three Aboriginal spears, one bone tip, all palm wood. Found in Darwin area 1960, Australia. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 282 cm, 214 cm, 168 cm in length
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A 19th century Fijian ceremonial dance club (kiakavo), 80 cm length
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A 19th century Fijian paddle shaped war club ( Culucula), the board blade with serrations to the outside rim. The blade surface with incised notching and with stylized floral rondels. Some losses evident. This broad-bladed club is of the form known as culacula, a name which May be an allusion to the resemblance between the club's projecting wings and serrated edges and the sharp, spiked protuberances of the culacula, a kind of sea crab (Clunie, Fijian Weapons and warfare, Suva, 1977, p. 55). The culacula…
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A 19th century Fijian ceremonial dance club (kiakavo), kiakavo were typically a dance club used in ceremonial circumstances. They were rarely used for fighting due to their lack of a cutting edge. The area under the head is rounder and not sharp like the Gata or Sali club. Provenance: Private Collection Hawkes bay, 89 cm length
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A good 19th century Fijian ceremonial dance club (kiakavo), the heavy robust club carved from casuarina wood, the head section with abrased stippled pattern to the underside. Inscribed in Fijian 'Atunaisa' and 'Uto Vea', 95 cm length. Provenance: Private Collection Hawkes bay
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A Fijian tabua (ceremonial marine ivory tooth), with suspension holes. 15 cm length
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Split whale bone tooth, 10 cm length
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A large and impressive 19th century Fijian tabua (ceremonial whales tooth), inscribed Dravo in old script. Pierced for suspension, Dravo is a locality in Fiji. It is situated west of Naisogovau, and southeast of Mokani. 25 cm length, 10 cm width
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A Fijian Ula (throwing club), with smooth spherical head and shaft with notched grip and suspension hole. 41 cm length
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A Fijian Bowai club, rich dark patina with notched grip. 47 cm length
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Two Fiji water pots with Nadakua resin glaze. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 12 cm height
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Fijian 19th century root stock war club (Vunikau), with multiple root protrusions to the head section. The tapering shaft with sennet binding and notching to the grip section, 115 cm length
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An important early 19th century Fijian Yagona dish from Western Vitlevu, elongated elliptical shape with a pierced tapering handle. Carved from sacred vesi wood which was typically used for religious vessels. This vessel, historically belonged to the cannibal high chief ratu Vuniani Vuki who became Rekotui Vuniani Vuki after colonisation he died in 1918. Mr Edmund Gibson Woolcott, a cane planter at Naikubu-kubu Ba secured the dish in 1912 and it was then passed on by descent until it was sold at Cordys…
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19th century Fijian war club, with bulbous wood burr at striking end. Attached platted leather binding to the grip. 55 cm length
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Asante stool from Ghana, stools indicate status, power and succession of chiefs and Kings. Carved from single blocks, Asante (or Ashanti) stools traditionally have crescent-shaped seats, flat bases and complex support structures, which exist in many designs with symbolic meaning. Most had specific names and designated users. 37 cm length, 48 cm width
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A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, male and female. Decorated with beads around the waist. The female displays tribal cicatrices and pointed ears. 27 cm height
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A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, male and female figures, decorated with beads, and tribal cicatrices to the face. Female headdress shows a straight back edge. 30 cm, 28 cm height
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A fine pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, superbly carved male and female figures with fine, strongly carved bodies and ovoid heads offering strong facial features including large dome-like eyes and outward-pointing ears. The figures are adorned with strands of blue beads. Rich, palm-oiled patina. 27.5 cm, 28.5 cm length
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Makonde Hemlmet mask from Mozambique, headdress displays circular mirrors, mouth showing two teeth. Chip to the mouth.
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Bakongo figure, finely carved, heavily bound stanging figure with raised facial features baring teeth, holding a knife and vessel. Mid brown patina with traces of Kaolin. Democratic Republic of Congo. 14 cm height
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African Maasai war shield, lenticular form with hide-bound border and wood grip to rear, decoratively painted with abstract designs in red, black, white and green, 100 cm x 48 cm
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African Maasai war shield, lenticular form with hide-bound border and fur attachments and wood grip to rear, original pigmented paint with abstract designs in red, black and white, 100 cm x 63 cm
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African knobkerrie (short club), copper wire binding to the neck and grip sections. Suspension hole with attached woven cord. 67 cm length
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Nagaland Konyak tribe headband and waist adornment
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African Maasai war shield, lenticular form with hide-bound border and wood grip to rear, decoratively painted with abstract designs in green, black and white, 110 cm x 52 cm
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Lobi bateba figure from Burkina Faso, female with arms outstretched. Carved wood on a square base. Bateba figures are believed to house nature spirits known as thil and are kept in a special shrine room called a thilda. Sacrifices are often offered to the bateba in hopes of good fortune. 38 cm height
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Yoruba Shango dance Wand from Nigeria, carved wood and pigments. Used to honor the Yoruba god of thunder, dance wands are carried by Shango priests and devotees during public worship activities and enshrined on the deity's altar. 36 cm height
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A Kenyan Kamba Chief's staff and spear, the upper section of the staff with brass inlaid animal totems. The spear with lenticular blade, the shaft decorated with brass inlaid bands.
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A Yoruba figure, the standing female figure with articulated arms and black painted adornment to the body. Provenance: Dougal Stevenson collection, 57 cm height
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An Igbo Ikenga figure, the figure in a crouching stance with distended stomach with scarification. The expressive face with open mouth and almond shaped eyes. 125 cm height
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Metoko figure, elongated oval head with heart shaped facial plane showing a long nose flanked by two raised eyes. The ovoid body tapering to the base. 16 cm height
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Songye figure, fine wooden figure with arms resting to torso. Triangular shaped head with raised eyes, body adorned with fibre decoration. 13 cm height
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Bakongo figure, standing female figure with raised facial features and inset bone eyes holding a knife and a vessel. 13 cm height
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Kuba Divination tool, cylindrical tapering head with slip carved eyes, rectangular body with incised design to sides. Reddish brown patina. 27 cm length
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Songye Divination tool, head carved in the classic Songye form with pierced crest surmounting a tapered handle. Reddish brown patina. 18 cm height
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Chokwe snuff container, finely carved kneeling figure holding a staff and snuff container. Interior hollowed out to hold snuff, the head and neck serve as stopper. 10 cm height
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Yoruba standing figure
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Baule figure, this figure represents a male spirit lover, blolo bian. These are frustrated partners left behind in the world of the spirits when people are born into this world. Each man and woman is believed to have a spirit double or spouse that resides in the other world. If the spirit becomes angry, the human spouse commissions a carving to receive offerings. The Baule believe that beauty helps promote fertility and avoid marital problems so the blolo bian has an elaborate hairstyle with intricate…
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African stone spear head, from Mossel bay (SA). Attached tag with 'Mr Fitzsimmons, Transvaal Museum', 12 cm length
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Miniature Dogon ladder from Mali, carved wood 25-step ladder with branching apex. These works replicate the form of the full-size versions, yet their purpose is spiritual rather than utilitarian; the Dogon believe the ladders facilitate a spirit's ability to reach their ancestors. 62 cm height
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Kuba fabric framed wall hanging, in shades of brown, and cream. Kuba cloth is made from the leaf of the raffia tree or palm, which is cut into strips and woven together to create the fabric. 231 cm x 76 cm
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Two Nagaland Konyak spears, each with lanceolate shaped blade and decorated with attached bands of dyed red and black hair.
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Turkana/Gabbra Tribes milk container, wood, leather, 1950s. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 21 cm height
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Turkana/Gabbra Tribes large milk container, wood, leather, 1950s. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 20 cm height, 19 cm diameter
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A rare Gabbra tribe 'Akatoom' (water proof container), for carrying water, made with woven fibre and rawhide, 1850s. Provenance: Own Mapp collection, 40 cm height
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Mangabetu tribe native beer jug, clay decorated with incised motifs. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection
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Kuba tribe 'Shoowa' ritual cloth, raffia palm fibre weaving. Provenance: Owen Mapp collection, 44 cm x 44 cm
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Yoruba female figure from Nigeria, standing figure carrying a bowl on her head. Carved wood with blue pigment, bead embellishment, and facial cicatrices. Damage to base. 74 cm height
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Dan female figure from Liberia, robustly carved on a square base. 44 cm height
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Baule monkey figure from the ivory coast, robustly carved, bearing an egg and cup. Repair to one arm. 51 cm length
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Songye figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with bead adornment and raised on a square base. 45 cm height
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Baule mask from the ivory coast, mounted on a stand.
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Chokwe Pwo mask from Angola, carved from wood this small mask depicts a face with almond eyes and thin slit eyeholes. The mouth is slightly downturned and exposes small filed teeth. The forehead has an inscribed symbol that is prominent in Pwo masks, it is said to depict a cosmogram. Hair made from raffia. Mounted on a stand. C. 1940s. 16 cm height
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A Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, wood, raffia, vegetable fibre, feathers, animal hair, and natural pigments. The high sagittal crest denoting it as a male mask. For the people of the Eastern Songye region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, such masks have been danced from the late nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. The dances have been continually reinvented for more than a century, with the masks used in both secular and magical-religious performances. Male masks…
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Lega mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, wood, pigment, kaolin. 37 cm height
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Five African spears
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Two African spears
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A good pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures, male and female figures decorated with beads and cowrie shells, white-out eyes and tribal cicatrices to the face. 26 cm length
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A Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, carved wood. Some losses. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection. 55 cm height
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Female fertility figure (Akuaba) from Ghana, ebonised carved wood. Broken suspension lug. 80 cm height
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A Songye kifwebe mask from the Democratic Republic of Congo, carved wood with black and white pigment. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection. 98 cm length
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Lion fetish figure mounting prey, carved wood, natural pigment, iron nails. 43 cm length
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A Benin figure from Nigeria, a female pouring water from a vessel. 19 cm height
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An African Dayak Sharman's staff, the base of the staff with stylized buffalo figures surmounted by seven conjoined crouching human figures with glass eyes, the upper section with an equestrian figure carved in relief, 112 cm length
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A good Yoruba beaded Crown, the hollowed cylindrical shaped base with raised facial features surmounted by a mythical animal, the crown surface completely embellished with multi coloured beads. Typically worn by Yoruba rulers on state occasions. In good original condition, 23 cm diameter
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An exceptional 19th century sea captain's bureau-cabinet of Danish or Swedish origin, constructed of various hardwoods including Honduras and Cuban mahogany and teak which would have been acquired during voyages in the Caribbean and the Pacific. Extraordinary detailed chip carving with many nautical motifs, anchor, cross flags, compass and Pacific Island patterns and inlaid with red coral, mother of pearl and marine ivory, Owners name carved on the bureau fall I.P.L Hoin and dated 1881
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A Victorian childs chair, made from deer antlers. Provenance: reputedly from Balmoral castle
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A Greek Skyphos (drinking cup), dark brown glaze, two side handles. 13 cm height
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Japanese Meiji period copper tea caddy
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Japanese stoneware Shigaraki sake bottle, decorated with kanji script. 25 cm height
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Japanese stoneware Shigaraki sake bottle, decorated with kanji script. 28 cm height
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Japanese Meiji period temple candle stick, blackened brass. 52 cm height
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A Japanese Meiji period Tansu, Zelkova wood in three sections. Provenance: Jeff Hobbs collection, 126 cm height, 88 cm width
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A Japanese Meiji period Tansu, ebonised zelkova in two sections. Provenance: Jeff Hobbs collection, 100 cm height, 87 cm width
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South American stone effigy
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Maori wars cannon ball, spherical stone.
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Hand knotted Caucasian rug, hand knotted Caucasian rug, 128 x 110 cm
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A 19th century bronze Paravati figure oil lamp, this altar figure represents the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. Provenance: Barnes collection. 30 cm height
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A 19th century ottoman gun powder flask, copper and bronze, with stopper. 17 cm height
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Jane Brenkley carved box, the exterior carved and painted with roses, the interior lined with wallpaper, photos and the usual carved verse and picture to the lid, signed and dated 1959. 19 cm height x 29 cm width
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Jane Brenkley carved box, the exterior carved and painted displays two nesting fantails among flowers, the interior lined with wallpaper paper and the usual carved verse and picture to the lid. Includes an original photo of Jane Brenkley and two photocopies with handwritten notes by the artist. Signed and dated 1952. 20 cm height x 36 cm width
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Jane Brenkley carved wahine, holding a mere pounamu with shells at her feet, usual verse inscribed to the base. 19 cm height.
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Jane Brenkley carved wooden sketch book, wheku figure with paua eyes and pikorauru spirals carved to the front, wheku face to the spine and lizard figure on reverse, interior displays a painted landscape scene, wallpaper pages with original artist sketches. Signed and dated 1944. 22 cm width
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Jane Brenkley Maori folk art side table, the rectangular top with highly detailed carving depicting a man, woman and dog in the foreground and a lake scene in the mid-ground, carved figural central column and stepped base. Signed and dated 1944. 60 cm height x 45 cm width
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