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New Zealand Historical, Modern & Contemporary Art — Watson's Auctioneers

Auction House: Watson's Auctioneers Number of lots recorded: 5
Sale Title: New Zealand Historical, Modern & Contemporary Art Lots with images: 5
Auction Location: Christchurch Prices available: 5
Date: 27/07/2010









Lot Description Price Image
*** Dark stained wood wahaika decorated all over with an amalgam of surface carving including kowhaiwhai and rauponga. The forward projecting figure to the blade edge based on a tau-ihu (canoe prow), the terminal knob carved as a koruru profile head with inlaid paua shell eyes and with a flax cord. 38 cm length ***
*** Well carved greenstone (Pounamu) Hei-tiki by Russell Clark. Modelled with head tilted, chin to left shoulder, ring eyes, open mouth with protruding tongue and hands clasping thighs. Pierced at the forhead with a plaited flax suspension cord. 11 cm length. Russell Clark, Wooden Mere with Flax Handle and Paua, and Hietiki (Pounamu). ... while [Russell Clark]... was in Christchurch he began a series of works devoted to Maori subjects in the North Island.… ***
*** Solomon Island spoon with spiral twisted stem and figural finial. 430mm length 68 Early Aboriginal boomerang. Probably early 20th Century. 640mm length ***
*** Early Aboriginal boomerang. Probably early 20th Century. 66 cm length ***
*** A large adze of good shape and colour. 20.5 cm length ***

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