| *** | An excellent 19th century greenstone mere with a three-ring carved butt. Light green colour. Comes with a carved waka huia box. Length 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century pre-European stone pounder of half shape (used for making canoes) | *** |  |
| *** | Carved wooden Wahaika with an attached Wellington Maori Mission 'Special Offertory' envelope, a carved face to the butt end, a carved figure at the mid section, paua shell eyes, spiral carvings over the remainder of the piece, paua shells inset to both… | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century paddle ornately carved inset with paua, 157 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha - two handled Weapon 19th century, simple carved decoration to shaft, hole to blade for suspending feathers, length 111 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Maori carved 'Tiki Figure on Tiki Figure' wooden panels | *** |  |
| *** | South Pacific shell ring ornament c. 1870, Melanesia. (32 shell ring). Length 23 cm. Diameter of rings 3.7 cm. (approx). (Tilly collection) | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Chatham Islands Morori patu Okewa (hand club), Coarse rekohu schist. Probably used historically for ceremonies or the hunting of seals as the Morori embraced a pacifist culture that avoided all forms of warfare, 25 x 13 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pa kahawai (Trolling lure), the two piece hook with paua shell to the wooden shank and bone barb with muka lashing, 11 cm length . | *** |  |
| *** | A good Australian Aboriginal late 19th century Gulmari softwood shield Australian Aboriginal hardwood Wunda shield, incised surface decoration with red white and black pigment, collected La Grange bay Kimberley Region Western Australia. Early 20th century… | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori bone matau (fish hook). Lashing groove to shank, unusual serrations to outer edge. Provenance: Webster collection no.1260. Length 5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare moa hunter serpentine Rei (divided sphere amulet), one side broken. These rare and early amulets were made in the early period of New Zealand settlement. There is no clear indication of age for these divided spheres but they were typically found… | *** |  |
| *** | 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… | *** |  |
| *** | Tene Waitere Ngati tarawhai Paepae board, carved with wheku heads and concentric spiral designs with pakati detailing. Red ochre painted finish, 2.6 m x 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century mutu kaka (Maori bird snare perch), carved wheku figure to the shaft. Old chip to the foot, height 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A contact period Maori tewhatewha, with a carved ridge nearer the point, the blade with an old wood split on top edge and a straight hole drilled at the bottom curved edge. Provenance: Purchased from Webb's, 2008. Prior to sale, was held in one family… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Fijian ceremonial kava bowl in the shape of a sea turtle. Height 14 cm. Width 55 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Polynesian coconut Grating stool. Length 59 cm. Width 22 cm. Height 25 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Important 19th century Fijian Gunstock club. Carved with ripple effect on one side up the top. Length 104 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A patu onewa (stone hand club), argillite, tapering spatulate shape with a countersunk hole for suspension, the butt terminating with three graduating grooves. Chip to the blade edge, 36 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century hei tiki, Inanga variety stone. Type I with large recessed eyes, asymmetric nose and mouth displaying two teeth. Rudimentary hands to thighs. Suspension hole to the top of head, 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha (fighting staff), a 20th century example carved in the ngati tarawhai style with rauponga decoration. Together with a tokotoko (walking stick) and three wahaika (hand clubs) | *** |  |
| *** | Large wooden Maori tao (bird spear) 10 knob handle. Possibly for Moa. Length 219 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century carved wooden taiaha. Dog fur collar with flax lashing, tongue carved with geometric spirals and notches over tiki mask. Length 155 cm. Y-Number Pending | *** |  |
| *** | Rare Torres Strait club with deep carved pattern to head leading to circular shaft with raised end, rich reddish brown patina, Mount Ernest Island, length 72 cm Provenance: Jimmy Manteris collection, USA. Published - Head Knockers by Jimmy Manteris, page… | *** |  |
| *** | Hei tiki pounamu 19th century or earlier greenstone pendant in human form, both arms to thighs with rounded stomach and hooked suspension hole, length 8.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large 20th century greenstone tiki with serrated paua shell eyes | *** |  |
| *** | Samoan Club. Flared head with triangular decoration inlaid with lime. Rich brown patina. Length 34 cm. Width 18.5 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Kusu Figure. Carved wooden male figure with arms resting on abdomen. Heart-shaped facial plane, raised features and scarification to cheeks. Democratic Republic of Congo. Height 20.5 cm. Width 7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century folk art diorama, in mainly kauri, depicting Maori whare with family group, canoe and food storage house | *** |  |
| *** | Rare early contact period Maori fishing sinker. Brown stone with rope groove and rope attached both ends. Length 4 cm of sinker3 | *** |  |
| *** | Rare contact period Maori trolling fish hook (pa kahawai). This hook has no wooden shank and is therefore an older pa kahawai. Serrated paua point. Lashed snood and line. Length 11 cm (excluding line) | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century bone spiral eel pendant from Palmerston north Region. Given as a lucky charm to Bruce Beale Captain and adjutant at the Boer War 1902 before he left New Zealand Bruce lived to 99 years old | *** |  |
| *** | Fine Fijian Kiakavo club of aberrant form with elongated neck and well carved spur to top, old Museum label attached, length 101 cm. Provenance: Leo Fortress collection, Hawaii | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu hei tiki head inclined to left, left arm to thigh and right arm on chest with red wax inset eyes and hour glass form suspension hole (repair to legs), length 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century (half) of a Maori canoe again found drifting near mere mere after a huge flood (1950s). Length 296 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century greenstone pendant with excellent thong hole, good heavy weight. Length 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th/20th century Maori walking staff the central shaft carved with full figure standing on the shoulders of other (head only) the end shaft finely carved with dentilled motifs. Length 92 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good quality 19th century greenstone tiki with hourglass thong hole and red wax eyes | *** |  |
| *** | A beautiful small contact period greenstone tiki, of good colour and condition. Length 6.2 cm. Width 4.2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Wakahuia carved by Rangi Redman, elongated oval shape with side profile manaia to each end. The lid and body with extensive rauponga and pikorauru spirals. The handle carved in the form of a marakihau. Carvers initial to the base | *** |  |
| *** | Tiheru (canoe bailer), simple carved wood of minimalist form, the bowl with some chipping, 44 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Toki Poutangata by John Moore (Hafted ceremonial adze blade), made in the traditional style with a pounamu blade. Carved with a figure with wheku head with inset paua eyes, the handle inlaid with paua discs and terminating in a carved wheku head \, 46 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu pekapeka, polished tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone showing the grain. Recessed eyes. Provenance: belonged to Annie Shasky (nee Turnball) the current owner's great grandmother. Most likely given to Annie when her husband George… | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European toki pounamu, Kawakawa variety stone with pale mottled inclusions. Uneven poll, polished surface. Some scaring to the upper back section. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection. 16 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Pounamu hei tiki by Scott Parker (ngati Tama), a good 20th century example of the classic hei tiki type I style. Superbly carved in highly polished Kawakawa variety stone with both hands to the thighs and head tilted to the right with inlaid serrated paua… | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century / early 20th century Maori green stone hei tiki. Red sealing wax to eyes, hands on thighs, machine made suspension hole. Length 11.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori pa kahawai (Trolling fish hook). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate and lashed bone barb. Provenance: Webster collection no.1639. Length 8.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century greenstone mere with old hand drilled hourglass hole. Length 27 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Stone carved Maori God figure red finish and paua inlaid eyes. Height 111 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century pounamu kuru (pendant), carved in Inanga variety stone with pale feathery inclusions. Provenance: purchased at Sotheby's London in 1980. Length: 9.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Punga (anchor stone), volcanic stone with lashing grooves. Discovered at Te Anau, 27 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Two adzes and a roughout from the Pitcairn Islands, heavily flaked, 19 cm, 17 cm, 16.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | An early 20th century taiaha (fighting staff), the Arero (tongue) and lower section finely carved with rauponga spirals and pataki. Inlaid paua to the Upoko (head) and shaft, some missing, 120 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Maori Northland style bird snare made from pohutukawa wood | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha traditional form with flattened tapering body leading to a raised head with pataki and heihei decoration and diamond shaped paua inset eyes, rich dark brown patina, length 151 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Marquesan ornament finely carved bone figure with classic raised facial features and hollowed body with hands gently resting to sides, creamy used patina, height 19 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fijian War Club totokia. Classic form with white substance impressed into carving at head. Flax woven handle and coloured string decoration above. Length 83 cm. Width 9.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Matau Fish Hook. A fish-hook of good proportions with a curved, gnarled wooden shank fashioned from a native hardwood sapling; iron hook attached to the shank with muka (flax fibre) cord. Collection number inscribed in black ink: 'Webster Coll 543'.… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori wooden bird snare (Mutu) tiki figure and spiral carving at the other end. In good overall condition. Length 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century Maori stone sinker. Height 11 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cast Only of 17th Maori carved panel, the original lodged with the Auckland Museum. H. 89 cm | *** |  |
| *** | modern Maori war canoe with stern post, prow and paddles and some paua shell decoration, signed underneath by T and H Te Whata 7/97. Length 156 cm | *** |  |
| *** | South Pacific Melanesian 6 strand hair ornament (note one strand is broken, only half left), made of porpoise teeth (?) and tiny shell beads. Length of each strand approx. 30 cm. (Tilly collection) | *** |  |
| *** | A very good early 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), carved tongue and head, with four paua shell eyes. Weight 724.4g. Length 141 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A 20th century Maori lidded kumete (food bowl) c.1950s. Length 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Maori whalebone pendant (Rei), of rounded and curved form. Some tiny faults. Provenance: Ex Webster collection, 628. Bought Dunbar Sloane Auckland, 2002. Length 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A wooden carved long staff (kakauroa), with carved eye motif to lower midsection. Nice smooth patina. Length 149 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori kiwi feather kete bag. Good dark coloured feathers, beautifully made interior. Width 20 cm. Height 15 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive late 18th century large Maori stone adze. Used in the process of war canoe making or tree felling, has a good cutting edge. Length 29.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A good Pre-European toki, dark argillite of tapering quadrangular shape with tang and elegantly arching top and curved bevel with sharp cutting edge. Polished with pecking to the tang underside. 20 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of 20th century ceremonial paddles, carved male and female forms. The male plays a putorino, the female with te moko and hands placed to belly. 102 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | 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 | *** |  |
| *** | A hand carved Taiaha with dog fur at the neck. Paua inlaid eyes (missing on verso). Length 168 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A large Fijian Dari Ni Waiwai Ni Bete (oil dish) on two legs. Decorative carving to handle. Length 46 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Matau/fish hook, paua shell attached to wood, bone hook barb lashed with muka miro, 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18/19th century matau/fish hook, all bone hook barb 6.5 cm (repaired) | *** |  |
| *** | Two 18/19th century bone ngira (needle), 10.7 cm, 9.2 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18/19th century bone puhoro (pendant toggle), 7.7 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Stone matau/fishing lure minmow shank with triangular cross-section holes & bone piece, 7.5 cm 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century /Early 20th century carved Maori pipe. The bowl with three faces (one with paua inset eyes). Sterling silver collar to long stem. Length 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century / early 20th century pa kahawai (Trolling fish hook). Wooden shank, paua shell laminate and lashed bone barb. On stand. Length 14.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori carved toki Poutangata (ceremonial adze). Wooden shaft of possibly natural form with squared heel. Replacement lashing with flared stone blade. Length 46 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A patu Pararoa (hand club), traditional spatulate shaped blade reducing to the grip, pierced for suspension with unusual notching to the butt, height 37.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late 19th century wahaika (carved wood hand club), Hooked lobed blade with wheku figure carved to the inner blade curve. Pierced for suspension with unusual janus wheku face carved to the butt, height 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori greenstone adze. Good quality stone, some small chips to sides. Length 32 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th/19th century Maori whalebone mere (patu paraoa), with four ridges to butt. Length 36 cm Y1218 | *** |  |
| *** | 20th century whalebone Maori digging stick (Ko). This ko has a flat rounded blade and a lashed carved step. Length 170 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century or earlier small patu onewa (stone club), two ridges to butt. Large hourglass suspension hole. Chips to blade, length 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Kete kiwi late 19th century/early 20th century, flax backing and flax tassels to rim, twisted flax handles, width 21 cm, height 13 cm. Provenance: John Griffin collection, ex Bethunes 1973 | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori bone hei tiki (highly polished). Provenance: Purchased at Dunbar Sloane Wellington 20.9.90, $670, Lot 15. Length 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large greenstone hei tiki double sided, probably early 20th century. Provenance: Purchased in Lawson's Auction House, Sydney, 30/11/82 as Lot 264 for $1000 Australian. Height 13.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Early Fijian Rootstock Club. The rootstock of the tree forming the head of the club, the handle incised with zigzag design and dot patterns to head. Fine reddish-brown patina. Length 109 cm. Width 10 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | Early Fijian Club, of well-balanced proportion. Orthodox incurve at top. Rich redbrown patina. Length 98 cm. Width 16 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | New Caledonia Bird Head Club. Displaying a hooded medial ridge on the face, bulbous domed eyes soft slightly raised handle end. Early rich mid-brown patina. Length 64 cm. Width 15 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century or earlier pounamu hei matau (fish hook style pendant) Partially formed, barb end appears to be incomplete. Well formed tapering 'Eye'. Groove to reverse of barb. Width 5.5 cm. Provenance: Ex estate J.F Scott, Dannevirke. Purchased McKearney… | *** |  |
