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Auction House:
Dunbar Sloane Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
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*** A late 19th century tokotoko, carved Maori figure with ta moko wrapped in a korowai and decorated in rauponga surmounting a tapering shaft. H 94 cm ***
*** Pa kahawai (trolling lure), the two piece hook with paua shell shank and bone barb with muka lashing, 10 cm length. ***
*** Ipu (wooden bowl), flat bottomed elliptical shaped bowl with one end terminating to a point, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland, 41 cm length. ***
*** A fine Fijian tapa cloth, early 19th century example decorated with complex geometric patterns in alternating bands of black, white and brown, 86 x 127 cm ***
*** A rare and tiny whalebone Patu club with metal inlaid diamonds, spades, heart, clubs and dice on both sides, see photo. One side has clubs missing. H. 7 cm ***
*** Rare Fijian headrest constructed of wood with three carved legs and raised decoration to top, dry mid brown patina, height 14 cm x, length 72 cm ***
*** Samoan Club. Pole club with triangular decoration inlaid with lime. Rich brown patina. Length 94 cm. Width 4 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** 20th century greenstone Peka Peka with serrated paua shell eyes. Carved by Charlie Wilson, good quality. Length 6.5 cm ***
*** 18th century rare Maori matau (fish hook) wooden shank that is extended to form the point limb with a short bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 12 cm (excluding line). ***
*** An early 20th century carved Maori tokotoko (walking stick) with bone handle carved in the round with three male figures facing both ways. Large paua inlaid eyes. Length 89 cm. Belonged to Mr Albert George Holland, one of the seven Maori Land Court judges… ***
*** Superb style 19th century Cook Island stool with good patina and ogee style feet. Height 9.5 cm. Width 35.5 cm. ***
*** Pounamu chisel, Quadrangular shape, green grey nephrite with yellow inclusions evident in the stone, hour glass suspension hole to enable suspension as a pendant, found at Te Umupakaroa at the north end of Kapiti Island. ***
*** Taiaha (fighting staff), 20th century example with carved tongue with haehae notching and with inset paua shell eyes, chicken feathers attached to the upper section, 156 cm length ***
*** Contact period Maori shark hook. Metal 'U' shaped point lashed with flax fibre snood and line. Length 17 cm (excluding line) ***
*** Maori folk art lamp stand with four tikis back to back acting as the pillar. Height 67 cm ***
*** Early 20th century Maori woven flax Tatua (belt). Dyed geometric decoration. Provenance: Ex Archibald Robertson collection. L76 cm ***
*** A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Possible remnants of weku mask to snood knob. Provenance: Webster collection no.1254. Length 6 cm ***
*** Two Ramu River paddles from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, height 167 cm, 159 cm ***
*** Scott Parker pounamu manaia pendant, carved in inanga variety stone. Sliver eyes circular and serrated. Attached binding and hand-made wooden box. 8 cm length ***
*** Pre-European toki pounamu (kokopu), kokopu pounamu is a pale speckled variety. Quadrangular scarf marks down the right side of face and left side lateral. Edges are well defined and cutting edge sharp. 20 cm length. ***
*** A 20th century ceremonial paddle, carved with a figure with wheku head and manaia. 76 cm length ***
*** A stone Minnow lure and bone fish hook with fragments ***
*** Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone with pale mottled inclusions. Well defined bevel and sharp cutting edge. Lashing grooves. 12 cm length. Y number pending ***
*** A Fijian tabua (ceremonial marine ivory tooth), with suspension holes. 15 cm length ***
*** A 19th century African iron Songe axe, probably Ngongo tribe, Congo. Wooden handle sheathed in copper. Four heads in the iron work. Provenance: Purchased from Dunbar Sloane Auckland, 2007. Previously purchased in in Belgium during the 1880 period by… ***
*** A Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone. Poll uneven, the face and back show some natural scarring, polished bevel and blade. Small chip to the sharp cutting edge, 9 cm length. ***
*** A patu muka (fern root pounder), made in argillite stone, four concentric grooves to the handle base and bottom section, 22 cm length. ***
*** Patu Tuna (Eel club), Spatulate shaped blade tapering to the grip, Provenance: Wagner Musuem collection, Northland, 44 cm length. ***
*** A Buka Island paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, carving to lower end of the handle, 177 cm length ***
*** Early 20th century greenstone rail Albert chain, gold plated bright cut mounts 35 cm length ***
*** Modern New Zealand jeweller greenstone pendant ***
*** Solomon Islands club classic form with diamond shaped head and raised medial ridge tapering to a bound handle with flared end, Malaita, Solomon Islands, length 82 cm. Provenance: Private Collection United Kingdom ***
*** Early Samoan War Club. Diamondsectioned top half with pyramidal head. Serrated carving around midsection and remnants of white chalk in carved decorative grooves. Length 86 cm. Width 8.6 cm ***
*** Gope Board. Of long flattened, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration, coloured with red, black and white natural pigments. Dry patina. Papua New Guinea. Length 189 cm. Width 27 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Highlands War Shield. Curved rectangular shield. Decorated with circular and figural forms. Red, black and white pigments. Height 149 cm. Width 47 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand ***
*** Papuan Gulf Club. Black patinated palm wood club with fine openwork carving with red pigment and traces of lime. Length 108 cm. Width 6.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection ***
*** Fijian War Club totokia. Classic form with white substance impressed into carving at head. Length 95 cm, W13 cm ***
*** Hemba Figure. Superb abstract male figure standing on a circular base slightly bent legs and tubular torso, the ovoid head with finely carved features, squared coiffure to the back of head decorated with a cross motif. Dark rich brown patina. Height 38 cm… ***
*** A Duala Cerimonial Paddle. Finely carved head and handle. Dark brown patina. Length 129 cm. Width 13 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection ***
*** Early Chatham Islands Bone Hook. A Moriori bone hook of flattened cylindrical form tapering to a point at one end; finely carved grooves for attachment at top. Warm, early patina with signs of much usage. Length 5.5 cm. Width 4.7 cm. Private collection,… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. Light, wooden body and reflective paua inlay; barbed iron with muka lashing. Length 12 cm. Width 9 cm. Kenneth Athol Webster collection No. 583, New Zealand. The Brad Bradley collection circa 1960s. Private collection, New Zealand ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line; small traces of muka teaser remain. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Web Coll 1105'. Length 9.2… ***
*** Pa Kahawai Fishing Lure. A fine, early trolling lure with wooden body; paua-shell 'flashing' inlay to in-curve; bone barb and muka binding and line. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Webster Coll 619'. Length 10.5 cm. Width 1.8 cm. Kenneth Athol… ***
*** A fine 19th century kiwi feather kete with muka flax fibre handles. Feathers are long, those of a mature kiwi bird. Length 22 cm. Width 30 cm. ***
*** Four carved wooden shelf supports with paua inlaid eyes. Width 25.5 cm. Length 20 cm. ***
*** A whale bone Kotiate carving to the butt. Length 34 cm. ***
*** A Maori wooden fern root beater (patu aruhe) in good condition, dark polished wood. Length 35.5 cm. Provenance: Ex-Wagener Museum ***
*** A 19th century African boundary marking male God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand. Height 154 cm (including stand) ***
*** A 19th century African boundary marking female God figure. Discovered on the edge of a village in the Congo. Comes with stand. Height 150 cm (including stand) ***
*** Greenstone adze, long and slender 'Off-cut' with a cut mark visible on one side ***
*** 20th century greenstone Peka Peka Manaia figure with a paua shell eye ***
*** Sperm whale tabua neck ornament, suspended from woven coconut fibre and inscribed 'Tupou A' ***
*** Small greenstone tiki ***
*** Carved Maori vesta match box holder with a finely carved face, paua shell eyes, a sliding lid and parallel lines inset with beading in geometric patterns to the rest of the box ***
*** Emily Siddell, wire and slip cast kete, 16 cm high ***
*** Stone mahe/sinker, 11 cm long ***
*** Stone toki/adze, 21 cm long ***
*** Small pounamu chisel, dark green nephrite, found at Te Umupakaroa at the northern end of Kapiti Island, 3.7 cm length ***
*** Pre- European toki (adze blade), Argillite stone, unusual square form blade reducing to the pole section. The blade polished, the pole section pecked and flaked, 19 cm length ***
*** Five small pre 19th century Maori green stone Whao (Chisels). Provenance: Ex Webster collection (some numbers indecipherable). Length 3-5 cm ***
*** Greenstone tiki tradition form with head to the left and hands on hips H 9 cm. Provenance: passed by descent to our vendor, Otaki region ***
*** Kuru pendant, Tangiwai (bowenite) showing fine grain. Countersunk suspension hole. 10 cm length. ***
*** Pounamu manaia by Charlie Marsh (ngati Wahiao), Inanga variety stone with paua eyes. 7 cm height ***
*** Fijian tabua (ceremonial marine ivory tooth), incised cross. Pierced for suspension. 14 cm length ***
*** Two hoe (canoe paddles), height 147 cm, 138 cm ***
*** A patu muka (fern root pounder), height 20 cm ***
*** A Royal Bamum tribal mask from Cameroon Grasslands. Height 39 cm. Width 22 cm (not including stand). ***
*** Late 19th century Fijian club (Ula) with carved grip ***
*** A Tongan food bowl. Height 11 cm. Length 45 cm ***
*** Eight small shell matau (Fishhooks) ***
*** A large rare Spaded toki, possibly crafted from serpentine, with hammered dressed lateral edges the rest polished throughout, 17 cm length. ***
*** A Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, concentric bands carved to top of the handle, 190 cm length ***
*** A Ramu River paddle from Papua New Guinea, displaying stylized ancestor figures painted with dark pigment to one side of the blade, carving to lower end of the handle, 161 cm length ***
*** A Fijian lobbed vunikau (long rootstock war club), the seven lobbed war club having a dark rich patina, with notched carving to the grip, 107 cm length ***
*** 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… ***
*** A good Fijian tabua (ceremonial marine ivory tooth), with attached woven fiber, 19 cm length ***
*** Kahu huruhuru (feather cloak), candlewick and cotton with applied native pigeon and hen feathers, 93 x 113 cm ***
*** Solomon Island golden lipped pearl shell pendant, crescent shape with an attached carved tortoiseshell frigate bird held on a cut red shell necklace ***
*** 20th century greenstone mere ridged butt 28.5 cm. Length ***
*** A large 18th/19th century Maori stone triangular tanged toki (adze) length 16.5 cm. ***
*** Late 19th/early 20th century New Ireland Totok figure painted in red, black, and yellow. Used in ceremonies; at the height of the ceremony the figure is imbued with ancestral spirits. This totok has outstretched arms which are rarer and could possibly… ***
*** Framed collection of American Indian spear & arrow heads length 75 cm, height 57 cm ***
*** Fijian Kiakaro club, orthodox incurve to top, two shells lashed to shaft, length 90 cm ***
*** Fijian Rootstock club the rootstock of the tree forming the club. Length 109 cm ***
*** Fine Solomon Islands club leaf shaped blade, raised medial ridge to face bound with very fine orchid fibre binding with black and red highlights, rich brown patina, length 114 cm length ***
*** Mask. Of hollowed, ovoid form with intricate incised and raised decoration to face, pierced eyes and mouth. Coloured with red, black and white natural pigments. Dry patina. Papua New Guinea. Length 61 cm. Width 24.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection ***
*** Contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate, inner barbed bone point. Lashed snood, no line. Length 11 cm ***
*** Late 19th century Maori wooden taiaha kura WIth carved tongue and remnants of dog hair and feathers woven into a fabric collar. Length 146 cm ***
*** Maori wooden ceremonial spade (kaheru) c. 1900, the spade is made in two parts and lashed together with a carved face on the blade, the handle is carved all over including two tiki figures, probably ngati tarawhai style. Length 114 cm ***
*** Fijian club 'Ulasoua' with good grip pattern. Length 42 cm ***
*** Baule Tribe Mouse Oracle (Gbekre), Divination bowl from ivory Coast. U sed for fortune telling, the physical apparatus of the gbekre is contained within a terracotta vessel inside a hollow wooden cylinder. A shelf divides the vessel into two distinct… ***
*** A superb whalebone pendant (rei), with hourglass hole, carving to top and a paua inlay. Length 19.5 cm ***
*** A fine carved wooden Maori pipe, by Tom Heberley for Cristeson Goldsmiths. Finely carved pipe depicting a human head with full moko. Paua shell inlaid eyes. 18ct. gold hallmarked band. Length 15.5 cm ***
*** A fine carved wooden Maori pipe, by Tom Heberley for Cristeson Goldsmiths. Finely carved pipe depicting a human head with full moko smoking a pipe. Paua shell inlaid eyes. 18ct. gold hallmarked band. Length 15 cm ***
*** Early 20th century Piupiu (waist Garment), Kaupapa of natural and dyed harakeke (flax) and with broad waist band ***
*** Ketu (digging implement), with tapering shaft and paddle shaped blade. Used for loosening the soil around Kumara plants, length 54 cm ***