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Ethnographic Art & Artefacts — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:160
Sale Title:Ethnographic Art & ArtefactsLots with images:160
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:101
Date:8-Apr-2024
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Trevor Lloyd (1863-1911) etching 'Little people of the Mist', signed, entitled and inscribed. 26 x 18 cm. Provenance: by family descent. From the collection of Henry Lloyd's (Trevor Lloyd's brother) great granddaughter.
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Trevor Lloyd (1863-1911) etching untitled portrait of a Maori woman 5.7 x 5.7 cm. Provenance: by family descent. From the collection of Henry Lloyd's (Trevor Lloyd's brother) great granddaughter.
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Trevor Lloyd (1863-1911) etching 'Fern Trees', signed, entitled and inscribed. 33 x 14 cm. Provenance: by family descent. From the collection of Henry Lloyd's (Trevor Lloyd's brother) great granddaughter.
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Trevor Lloyd (1863-1911) photo lithographic print 'Death of the Moa'. 44.5 x 33 cm.
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Two bound editions: 'Iconz of the bush: life and etchings of Trevor Lloyd' by his nephew. Together with a bound collection of copies of letters from Trevor Lloyd to daughter Connie and brother Henry Evan. Newspaperclippings, Copied photos of Henry Evan Lloyd carvings at his manaia Taranaki home, gateway, letterbox and marae-style summer house.
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An early 20th century Maori carved tewhatewha by Henry Evan Lloyd, with double spiral and notch carved small blade and mildly tapered shaft, length 110 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving Maori designs on everything in wood around his home and garden, including plant holders, a fire screen, clock case, lamp stand, front gates…
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A New Zealand historically important early 20th century Maori carved small table by Henry Evan Lloyd, the top carved with multiple figures and masks radiating from a central design, paua insert highlights, plain border. Raised on four carved tekoteko type legs with conforming carved frieze. 59.5 x 36 x 30 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry…
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An early 20th century Maori carved taiaha by Henry Evan Lloyd, with scrolling and notch carved tongue extending from the stylised face with pierced hole. A further carved band to the oval section tapered shaft, length 183 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving Maori designs on everything in wood around his home and garden,…
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Three early 20th century Maori carved tekoteko figures by Henry Evan Lloyd, each stylised figure with one hand clasping it's lower jaw, the other clasping it's wrist. Paua inserts, height 39 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving Maori designs on everything in wood around his home and garden, including plant holders, a fire…
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Three early 20th century Maori carved tekoteko figures by Henry Evan Lloyd, each stylised figure with one hand clasping it's lower jaw, the other clasping it's wrist. Paua inserts, height 54.5 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving Maori designs on everything in wood around his home and garden, including plant holders, a fire…
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An early 20th century Maori carved circular panel by Henry Evan Lloyd with pierced and carved double spiral radiating designs, the exterior rim also carved and with paua shell disc inserts, diameter 35 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of mauri artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving mauri designs on everything in wood around his home and garden, including plant holders,…
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An 20th century mauri carved container/tea caddy by Henry Evan Lloyd, the barrel form body with four double notch decorated spirals, the mildly domed lid with conforming carving and raised plain bar with two paua shell inserts, height 12 cm. Note: Henry Evan Lloyd, architect and builder from manaia was the brother of Trevor Lloyd, an Auckland cartoonist, artist and noted collector of Maori artefacts. It is recorded that around 1914 Henry started carving mauri designs on everything in wood around his home…
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Herbert Lloyd watercolour untitled hill road with houses, signed and dated 1956. 46 x 32.5 cm. Note: the artist was the Son of Henry Lloyd the brother of the artist Trevor Lloyd. Provenance: by Lloyd family descent.
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A large kauri gum boulder in old semi polish with clear tone evident. W.24 cm. 2.36kg.
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C.1900 carved kauri gum Maori wahine bust with repair on later kauri gum slab base, height 13.5 cm.
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Carved kauri gum bust of a Maori chief some damage and repair, height 9.2 cm.
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A compressed kauri gum ball with restoration, diameter 9 cm.
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A large kauri gum boulder showing semi polish. 23 x 14 x 10 cm. 1.666kgs
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Three kauri gum pieces includes one worked and tapered square, possibly a post finial + two small pieces, one clear and polished. 300gm.
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A late 19th century Maori carved wooden panel, painted red, the top half featuring a carved weku-type face with heart shaped mouth, wide double spirals to lips, protruding tongue and notched teeth, paua inserts to eyes, plain base. 30 x 104 cm. Provenance: Ex. Queen Victoria school for Maori girls, Parnell, Auckland, which opened in 1902.
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An old Maori pounamu toki of wide flat tapered form mildly curved bevel. Pale mottled tone. Some flaking and chipping evident, length 13.7 cm.
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A pre-European Maori stone toki, reduction at the shoulders, lightly pecked and in good polish with well-defined edges, length 18.2 cm.
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An old Maori stone toki, tapered and even on all four sides. Pecked poll, sloped bevel, length 11.5 cm.
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An old Maori patu aruhe (fern root pounder) long narrow form. With old label 'Te tiki Wairoa patu Aruhe.'. Some cracks consistent with age, length 35.2 cm.
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An old Maori worked pounamu flat oval piece, noted on Y certificate 'No chin, Poll is flat, back is flaked, cutting edge blunt plus pecking.', length 9.7 cm.
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A pre-European Maori carved pounamu hei-tiki, with chin to the left shoulder, hands to thighs, the tapered hourglass drilled and concealed suspension hole to the back top of head showing only as a small lug from the front, mid/dark green tone with natural pale inclusions, length 8.8 cm. Provenance: from a private Nelson estate.
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An impressive pre-European Maori long inanga pounamu hei whao, of long lozenge tapered form and oval cross section, groove to the chisel end, the hourglass suspension hole with narrow section to the top, evidence of old broken hole above. Matt polished, with restrained pale and tan inclusions, length 18.2 cm. Provenance: from a private Nelson estate.
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An old Maori large pounamu toki of wide flat tapered form, with double bevel, two chips and uneven poll. Mottled pale green with dark inclusions, length 14.8 cm.
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An old Maori pounamu toki of flat wide tapered form, flat back, sides and poll. Bright flecked mid green tone, length 6.9 cm.
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An old Maori pounamu toki, with broken and absent poll end, defined sides, one showing cut and snap evidence.
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A large 19th century or earlier Maori pounamu adze wide tapered flat form, untanged, chipped cutting edge. Groove and snap evident to the narrow end.
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An old Maori toki of dark tone with fine fleck, tapered form with defined edges, rounded poll. In good polish, length 12.5 cm.
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An old Maori stone toki of tapered form, broadly flaked all over, tan, grey tone, length 12.4 cm.
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Two old Maori stone toki the larger of speckled grey stone, the shorter pale grey. L's. 73 and9.5 cm. And .
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A good 19th century Maori pa kahawai trolling lure, the mildly curved and domed wooden back with paua shell fitted panel, long bone barb, original fine muka lashings to the barb and top end and with short, length of fibre cord, length 11 cm.
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A late 19th/early 20th century finely carved Maori pipe bowl end, carved with a stylised mata/face to the front, lineal and notch detail, silver fitting attached, Birmingham 1888, length 6 cm (overall).
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An old Maori pounamu kuru (pendant) stone tooled, hourglass suspension hole. Rounded end. Near cylindrical form, length 5.1 cm.
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An old Maori stone mahe (sinker) with latitudinal lashing groove, pale tone, length 8.2 cm.
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An old Maori long pounamu toki, tapered narrow form, slanted sides, the curved bevel with chip to corner, scarf groove to one flat side. The pole with evidence of snap. Of good dark green tone, length 24.8 cm. Provenance: from a private Nelson estate.
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Two Maori pre-European stone toki, one with all-over flaking, pale grey stone, length 16.4 cm. The other with flaking and polished areas, length 15.4 cm. And .
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2 vintage small Maori pounamu hei tiki 1 w legs absent. Tallest 3.5 cm two vintage small Maori pounamu hei tiki one with legs absent. Tallest 3.5 cm.
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A December 22nd 1888 letter written in Maori with translation, the dated letter apparently translates: 'December 22, 1889, Dear Anawha it has been some time. You made some bricks of sand and dropped them at my house for C Kiddie the bricklayer. He will begin building the 1st of 1889. You were to your word and did this. The amount of £11-00 will be paid by a written note Ngatuere.'. The translation noted: not translated word for word.
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Henry John Gill (1853-1932) 19th century gelatine photograph studio portrait of two prominent Kai Tahu Maori, Te one (H?ne) Taare Takao and Honani Matiu Tikao (1850-1927, tohunga and politician). Shown standing holding a taiaha, wearing a kahu kiwi over a kaitaka cloak with taniko border. Hoani Tamahika Matiu (1854-1944, traditional authority, Kai Tahu Settlement Committee executive) holding a tewhatewha, wearing a large whakatipu (dress raincape) over a kaitaka taniko and rapaki kilt. Postcard images of…
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Two 1845 lithographs by J. Honegger from 'Naturgeschichte und Abblidung des Menschen' (native people of the world), includes Habitants of New Zealand' and 'Inhabitants of Hua-Hua-Mercury bay, New Zealand. 37 x 27 cm. Both gilt framed.
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Five Temuka canterbury Studios Charles Goldie limited edition plates, Te Aho #922A, Perema Te Pahau, #540A, Sophia grey #684A, Tikitere Mihi #638A, Tumai Tawhiti #256A. With certificates. 1994-5, diameter 19.7 cm.
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A .22 calibre Gecado Plinker rifle the stocked carved with Maori motifs, firing pin has been removed and cannot be fired. Firearms license required.
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Vintage Maori folk Art hardwood carved walking stick, with stylised figure to the handle end. Paua shell inserts, old repair, length 98 cm.
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An 20th century Maori carved tokotoko altered walking stick, carved with stylised figure, lizard and serpent forms, lineal and notch carved detail. The altered top with later applied silver cap, the tapered shaft with shortened end, length 74 cm.
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Artist unknown untitled Maori figural study, oil on board, unsigned. 109 x 26 cm.
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A 20th century Maori carved triangular column with three stylised standing tekoteko type figures, each with three connected fingers, paua shell disc inset eyes. Inscribed to the base, height 42 cm.
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A contemporary Maori hei koru pounamu pendant, mid to pale tone with snow flake inclusion, diameter 8.3 cm.
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A contemporary pounamu Maori hei tiki, hands clasped to thighs, mid to dark tone with pale inclusion to the top of the head. Paua inset eyes, height 8 cm.
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A contemporary Maori double sided pounamu hei tiki, the two single tiki glued back-to-back, height 6.3 cm.
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A contemporary whalebone carved Maori hei tiki, paua inset eyes, well carved and of good depth with slightly rounded back, height 7.3 cm.
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Maori carved tekoteko figure paua shell eyes and well carved fine detail. Mid/late 20thC, height 35 cm. Collected USA, c.1990's
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Mid/late 20th century Maori carved rimu gable mask paua shell eyes.H.28 cm.
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Mid/late 20th century Maori carved hardwood short lintel the four masks with paua inserts, length 30.5 cm.
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Mid/late 20th century Maori carved folk Art tall figure with unusual proportions and triangular paua eyes, height 48 cm. Small greenstone/pounamu slab base. Repair to feet.
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Mid/late 20th century Maori carved tekoteko tall figure free standing. Purchased in Las Vegas c.1990's from a thrift shop by our vendor, height 48 cm.
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A large Maori carved pounamu boulder bowl, wide fairly flat form, the bowl centre with wide border well carved with kowhaiwhai and notch designs, dark green tone. 56 x 42 x 12 cm.
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A 1917 World War I mark 1 dated .303 Lee Enfield rifle with all-over-carved Maori designs attributed to Rangi Redman, quality carved spiral and notch carved detail to all woodwork. Note: Mr Redman (a kiwi World War II Veteran) was known to have carved .303 rifle stocks and presumably the rest of the rifle's furniture. He had been trained in the Art of carving by a World War I Maori Battalion veteran. Serial number M6650. Firearms license required.
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Rangi Redman (1924-) carved tekoteko c.1960's/1970's, of two graduated similar figures, one above the other, the hands and extended tongues in different pose. Paua inset eyes. Signed to the reverse 'Redman Howick NZ'. Some chipping to base, height 4 ft. Note: Redman began carving fulltime after he returned from the war in the late 1940s. As a child he was encouraged and taught by the Gallipoli veteran Alex Stewart. /When I was 10 or 11, my father, who was a Gallipoli veteran, went to a reunion in Auckland…
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Four small pounamu Maori design carvings includes two hei toki , one pekapeka and one triangular piece (river worn?).
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Mid/late 20th century Maori carved gable mask green staining to the double spiral carved eyes, height 45 cm.
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A Maori pale stone small patu muka, traditional form with bulbous head and rounded butt with five raised ridges, length 16 cm. Not registered, has been assessed.
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An early 20th century folk Art carved Maori wheku gable mask, red painted with black detail and paua shell inset eyes, height 60 cm. Provenance: reputedly displayed at the Christchurch exhibition 1906/1907.
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A Maori trumpet with carved wooden mouthpiece trumpet with conch shell body, length 29.5 cm.
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A mid/late 20th century Maori carved waka stern post with pierced detail including stylised figures. Raised on carved slab base, height 89 cm.
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Maori carved large poupou panel by Filipe Tohi carved for our vendor who has informed US that the carving represents Mt. Taranaki and Parihaka with the three feathers of peace and the river with the connection to the earth. Signed and dated verso, height 140 cm.
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Maori carved pounamu hei tiki with well-defined features including fat belly and pointy ears. The dark toned pounamu with pale rust orange fleck. Red sealing wax to eyes, height 10 cm.
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A contemporary large Maori manaia carved pounamu pendant, good mid-to-pale tone, height 10.3 cm. Note: the manaia is a strong protective talisman, with the head of a bird, the body of a man, and the tail of a fish.
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A contemporary large Maori manaia carved pounamu pendant, the variable pale tone with rust orange and dark flecked highlights, paua shell inset eyes, height 11 cm. Note: the manaia is a strong, protective talisman, with the head of a bird, the body of a man, and the tail of a fish.
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A contemporary large Maori stylised carved pounamu pendant, whale tail inspired form. Pale tone with rust orange and darker flecked highlights, height 13 cm.
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A contemporary large and elegant Maori hei matau carved pounamu pendant, of good mid even mid green tone, height 8.3 cm. Note: Creators say that hei matau give the wearer strength, safety and good luck for travel, especially across oceans.
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A contemporary large Maori carved pounamu pendant, plain elegant mildly concave disc form, the twin notch detail with raised lip to the back. Good mid/dark tone with snow flake inclusions. W.7.3 cm.
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A contemporary Maori carved pounamu hei toki, dark tone with competent black cord lashing, length 9.7 cm.
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A contemporary Maori pounamu hei toki, dark green with uncommon, flecked rust orange tone to the blade end, length 10.4 cm.
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A contemporary Maori pounamu hei toki, mildly tapered, with uncommon concave detail towards the blade end, length 10.4 cm.
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Contemporary Maori pounamu hei tiki, serrated paua insert eyes, with top knot. Suspended from arm, length 8.9 cm.
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A contemporary Maori pounamu mere, medium to small size, dark green tone with pale flecked highlights, three ridges to the butt, length 25 cm.
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Vintage Maori folk Art carved walking stick, stylised mask below the handle. Paua shell insert eyes, old repair with metal sleeve, length 83.5 cm.
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Two Maori folk Art carved walking sticks, length 'S.930 and 91.5 cm.
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A mid/late 20th century Maori small carved amo board with stylised figure with fish scale highlights, height 59 cm.
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Maori folk Art carved mask form bowl the open mouth as the bowl, length 25 cm.
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A mid/late 20th century Maori carved folk Art tekoteko figure on wooden base with 'Kiaora' carved to front, height 27 cm.
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A 20th century Maori folk Art carved wahaika, length 40 cm.
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A 20th century Maori folk Art wahaika, with double spiral carved to the blade faces and a figure to one side and mask to the butt, length 44 cm.
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A large vintage Maori carved gable mask, in deep relief with lineal and notch detail, double spirals to the cheeks, tongue extended and pronounced flared brow. Paua shell inset eyes, height 66.5 cm. Provenance: Purchased/commissioned by an American woman who on her return to the US, purchased an airline seat for this carving. Purchased by our vendor in Santa Monica.
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A pounamu carved cross pendant on plaited cord, length 7.8 cm.
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20th century Maori woven cloak with woollen ground highlighted with coloured woollen tags and feather decorated boarder. 90 x 95 cm.
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Dr Te Aue Davis (ngati Maniapoto ngati Uekaha 1925-2010) woven set of 'The three baskets of Knowledge', the first kete, Te kete Tuauri (standing in darkness) contains the knowledge required for everyday living - the mudane. It is represented in natural, un-dyed harakeke. 12 x 16 cm. The second, Te kete Tuaatea (standing in the open) contains the special skills and knowledge of the accomplished craftsman, fisherman, weaver etc. Represented in dressed harakeke, pingao and kiekie. This is illustrated on the…
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Seven small woven flax bags some paua highlights, plus framed Cliff Palace Colorado pottery fragment framed display.
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A large old and chiefly Fijian tabua whales tooth pendant, with plaited sennet cord, length 20 cm. Provenance: given to our vendor's uncle by a high chief in the 1970s.
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A collection of ten small old whale's teeth, age cracks and old damage. 5 cm.
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Tongan large tapa numbered '6' to '10'. Minor marks. 326 x 328 cm.
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Tongan large tapa numbered '13' to '17' with coat of arms. 413 x 222 cm.
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Two sections from one Tongan large tapa 382 x 151 cm.
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Tongan large tapa numbered '28' to '32' with coat of arms. 413 x 222 cm.
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Tongan large tapa numbered '48' and '50' with later backing 440 x 218 cm.
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An old Pacific hardwood tapa beater, the half cylindrical form head with plain tapered and waisted grip, length 42.5 cm. In metal stand.
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