| *** | 19th century or earlier pounamu mere five ridges to butt of angular form, triangular form suspension hole, short grip and relatively wide blade, length 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A late 18th century quality whalebone Maori club (patu paraoa) with four grooves, square thong hole. (Thick body when viewed side on). Length 35.2 cm. weight 657.5gm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare late 18th century Captain Cook period fish hook (Matau). Wooden shank limb with wonderful carved tiki face, also carved snood knob and bait cleat, bone point with serrations. Lashed snood and line. Similar fish hooks are in the British Museum.… | *** |  |
| *** | Early 18th century pounamu hei tiki, a rare stone tooled hei tiki carved in the classic type I form made in Kawakawa variety stone. This hei tiki displays two countersunk suspension holes indicating its significant age. The head is oriented to the left… | *** |  |
| *** | A good rare whalebone tokotoko, the tapering shaft carved with two figures. The upper section figure with a wheku head with protruding tongue and cut paua shell eyes. The arms with pikorauru spirals at the shoulders and hands placed to the abdomen. The… | *** |  |
| *** | 18th century Maori wooden club (wahaika), good quality, heavy weight, figure on the side has paua eyes. Slight very old chip in the blade. Overall worn condition in keeping with its age. Length 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century Maori food bowl (kumete). Two stone carved Maori figures holding the bowl, tiki faces are carved on either side of the bowl and there are four tiki faces on the lid all with paua shell inset eyes, the kumete has rauru (an elliptical… | *** |  |
| *** | A large and impressive Pre-European toki (argillite), rectangular form tapering to an incipient tang and poll section. Heavily flaked throughout. Length 42.5. | *** |  |
| *** | Old 19th century Korowai cloak decorated with black dyed tags (hukahuka). Hukahuka fringe along top edge. Coloured woollen borders on 3 sides. Made post-contact period. (in black framed case). 91 cm x 134 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive contact period hei tiki, high translucency indicates bowenite variety stone with white inclusions to the left side of the face and lower section. Type I form with deeply recessed eyes and some wear to the nose and mouth reflecting… | *** |  |
| *** | A good early 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), Arero (tongue) finely carved with rauponga spirals and pataki. Uopko (head) with circular paua eyes, one absent. Muka binding to the collar. Traces of red ochre to the arero and rich patina evident to the… | *** |  |
| *** | Calabash Tuki (gourd collar) in reddish timber with three figures around the circumference, two with grotesque heads and one with a naturalistic head | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century or late 18th century Maori carved figure (possibly a tekoteko). Red stained with faint traces of paint to eyes. Carved female moku to chin with both hands to stomach. Geometric spiral and notch carving to body. Height 61 cm, width 20 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A pair of late 19th century / early 20th century carved Maori supports of unknown architectural origin. All four sides of each support deeply carved with various recurring geometric patterns. Length 195 cm, width approx 9 cm (ea) | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century / early 20th century Maori carved wooden pare (lintel). Large manaia figures to each end and pierced central figure with hands to each side of face. Haehae and pakati decoration. Paua shell inset eyes. Lashing holes to reverse, slots… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century Maori carved tewhatewha. Extensive haehae and pakati carving to blade, double weku masks to shaft with paua shell inset. Drilled suspension hole to blade. Height 120 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Whalebone kotiate hand club, liver shape on profile tiki handle finial with protruding tongue, paua shell set eyes, 27 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | An early 19th century waka Taua Rauawa (Gunwale), carved with side profile figures with wheku faces interlinked with manaia figures with cut paua shell eyes. Red ochre painted finish. Pierced with circular holes to the upper and lower section to enable… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori whalebone kotiate (short club). Two figures carved on each side of the blade, paua shell eye insets (one missing). Manaia carved butt, with wax infill eyes. Length 34.5 cm. (Ex Webster part 1, November 2002 auction) | *** |  |
| *** | Large and rare c. 1910 Maori flax sleeping mat (whariki). Gifted to the vendors grandmother by local Maori in the Rotorua area. Length 303 cm, 163 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare contact period very large Matai food bowl (kumete). Found at Ngaere, South Taranaki. Square projection to one side with projecting tiki figure to opposite side (head broken off). Hole to one side near base. Length 85.5 cm. Depth 25.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare 19th century Oko Ngarahu carved tattoo pigment pot, the bowl supported by figure with rauponga notching to right arm, head with moko and top knot (damage to left side), on stand, length 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Taiaha (fighting staff), long wooden tapering shaft of classic form. The head (upoko) with circular eyes with one cut paua shell inlaid disc remaining the others absent. The tongue (arero) carved with rauru spirals, 150 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Matau Fish Hook. A rare, masterfully carved one-piece, non-barbed bait hook made from whalebone; enhanced with raised, carved decoration on the out-curve and at the apex of the shank; fine but robust muka cord attached to top. Signs of significant… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century stone Patu reduced grip flaring to knob end which has 4 carved grooves. Hour glass suspension hole. Minor chips to cutting edge on blade, with smooth polished all over surface. Length 40 cm. Width 10 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century or earlier Maori pounamu hei tiki very unusual form with traditional top knot (Tikitiki) to head. Face to left, hands to thighs, height 8 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An early 19th century greenstone Pekapeka, with red wax eyes. Named 'Te Waitarewa.' suspended from woven neck cord and bone toggle with serrated edge. Length 4.2 cm. Width 5.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | An impressive 18th century hei tiki, carved in kawakawa variety stone. Well defined facial features with deeply recessed double ringed eyes clear nasal ridge and mouth displaying three teeth. Thick muscular shoulders and torso carved with three ribs, both… | *** |  |
| *** | Carved wooden whakawae (door Jamb) section, the early 19th century architectural piece carved with three conjoined ancestral figures with naturalistic bodies and wheku faces mounted on an intricately carved support with side profile wheku heads and… | *** |  |
| *** | Cigar & tobacco box modelled as a wharenui (dwelling), the house front carved with maiki, amo tekoteko, korur and paepae. The lid lifting to reveal a painted tahuhu and heke painted with Kowhaiwhai decoration. The interior with a small fitted cigar box… | *** |  |
| *** | Extremley rare 17th/18th century greenstone mere, with no ridges in the butt. This was typical of 16th/17th century Pre European meres. Ridge butts were really a decoration that came in the 1700's onwards). Nice dark green colour with waves of lighter… | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th/early 20th century whare frame, four sections carved in kauri planks, central Koruru (with damage) and two Maihi barge boards, two Amo boards and gable head. Length 53 cm, 3.65m x 2, 2.48m x 2. Provenance: originally the frontage of Mr… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori whalebone club (Kotiate) | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period Maori subcircular one-piece bone fish hook, with serrations and small serrated knobs on outer edge of hook. Lashed snood and line. Width 7 cm. Webster collection No. 486 | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century/early 20th century korupe (lintel), hardwood with remains of original painted finish carved with three masks joined with pierced pakati (pattern) and notch style decorations above a geometric diamond pattern support inset with paua, 133… | *** |  |
| *** | Early 20th century Maori kumete (food bowl), with tattooed stylised Maori faces as lifting handles. Given by the Te Arawa tribe to the native land court judge, Judge Holland 03/09/1932. Carved in spirals, criss-cross decoration. Has a sterling silver… | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century hei tiki, a type I hei tiki carved in inanga variety stone with unusual leftward tilt to the head. Widely recessed eyes and mouth showing two teeth. One broken out countersunk suspension hole, one intact indicating its great age, height 6… | *** |  |
| *** | An early 18th century Maori wooden club (wahaika), of good quality and heavy weight. Figure on the side has paua shell eyes. Slight very old chip in the blade. Overall worn condition in keeping with its age. Length 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Patu paraoa - whale bone patu 19th century or earlier, six fine ridges to butt, squared end, length 40.5 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection. Sold Dunbar Sloane 1988 | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori carved wooden kotiate. The blade heavily incised in a whakarare pattern with large weku style face to butt, paua shell eyes and square suspension hole. Length 36 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European pounamu hei tiki, type I form carved in Kawakawa variety stone with pale inclusions to the body. Countersunk suspension hole at the top of the head. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), Arero (tongue) carved with rauponga spirals. The upoko (head) with offset circular cut paua eye embellishments. Slender tapering shaft with rounded end. Center section of the top lip missing on one side. Height 152… | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century tokotoko attributed to Jacob William Heberley (1849 - 1906), naturalistic carved figure with ta-moko surmounting four wheku heads. The figures with inset cut paua shell eyes (one missing) and decorated with triple haehae and pakati (dog… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century Maori woven flax cloak, with tassels and black and white feather borders, salmon colour woven fringe at bottom. Protected from the elements as displayed in glass frame. Height 79. Width 108 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Toki pou tangata - ceremonial adze fine and rare example of chiefly ceremonial adze, the top carved with dominating manaia figure holding a lizard by its tail, fully decorated with pataki and triple heihei designs to top shaft, stone adze bound with muka… | *** |  |
| *** | Hei tiki pounamu contact period, asymmetrical form with right hand to chest and left hand to thigh, suspension hole flared on reverse, height 10 cm. Provenance: Neil Darroch collection, formerly purchased Dunbar Sloane 1988 | *** |  |
| *** | Canoe bailer Taranaki region of dark brown wood, with deep scoop bowl and steep sides. Raised flared handle with rounded knob end, back section with carved face and inset paua shell eyes. Provenance: Given to one of the passengers of 'Lord Worsley'… | *** |  |
| *** | Maori Tattooing Instrument. A very rare and fine instrument with a cylindrical wooden shaft adorned with fine spiral design carved into the end leading to a flattened rectangular top also finely carved with double haehae lines and dog-tooth notching. The… | *** |  |
| *** | A good early 19th century patu Pararoa (whale bone hand club), classic spatulate shape reducing to the grip section, the butt terminating in six graduating grooves. Heavily grained bone surface with a small area of shallow natural indentation to the upper… | *** |  |
| *** | A good 18th century mere pounamu, fired inanga variety stone. Classic tapering spatulate shape terminating in three concentric grooves at the butt. Pierced for suspension with a countersunk hole, 32 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare contact period fish hook (matau). Beautifully carved full body and prolonged shank limb with serrated bone point. Lashed snood and line. Provenance: Ex Webster collection. Width 12 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu hei tiki hour glass suspension hole, carved paua inset eyes, head tilted left with both arms on thighs, length 9.8 cm. Provenance: Arthur Beau Palmer collection | *** |  |
| *** | An 18th century hei tiki, a female type I hei tiki carved in Kawakawa variety stone. Clearly defined facial features with wide deeply recessed eyes, nasal bridge and mouth with teeth. Two broken-out suspension holes indicating her significant age, height… | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century tewhatewha (long handled weapon), possibly totara hard wood with a burr to the blade carved face band to the shaft with a drilled suspension hole to blade, 139 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Unusual hoe (paddle), with leaf shaped blade and long slender shaft with knob form terminal. Small spiral motif carved into the blade. Provenance: found stored in a barn in Papakura, Auckland in 1910. Private collection Waikato, 190 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare pre 19th century Maori stone potaka (spinning top). Ref 'T.139' in white ink to base. On stand. Height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large contact period Hei tiki c. 1830 with sealing wax remaining in right eye, facial features worn but visible with countersunk suspension hole in forehead. Length 15.2 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | An excellent late 18th century Maori fighting staff (taiaha), with beautifully stone-carved tongue, paua shell eyes (one eye broken in half). Nice heavy weight. Has the remains of some tie knots that would have contained the rare Maori dog fur and minute… | *** |  |
| *** | Early hei tiki pounamu stunning early example in orthodox stance, well defined facial features, ribs and limbs with head tilting to the right and two pierced well worn hourglass shaped suspension holes, height 7.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Maori carved chalice c. 1900-1930 with carved naturalistic tattoed hands (with paua shell decoration) holding the cup, fingernails and knuckles carved. Circular base with two koruru style faces with paua shell insets. Height 20 cm. D.9.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Large and impressive Pre-European argillite toki, tapering quadrangular shape with well defined lateral edges. Polished surface hammer pecked to the poll section. Some fritting to the blade. 34 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and unusual Pre-European pounamu pendant, Kawakawa variety nephrite, carved with janus heads flanking the countersunk suspension hole, recently repatriated from America, 9 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A 19th century kotiate paraoa (whalebone hand club ), with lobed blade and with a small carved figure to the base of the blade. The grip section terminating in a wheku figure carved in high relief. Provenance: Dame Jenny Gibbs collection, 35 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | Contact period, early 19th century greenstone adze of good size. Length 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and a fine 19th century carved Maori wooden kumete by a master carver (unknown). Two Maori tiki figures support a carved bowl with paua shell eyes | *** |  |
| *** | A well carved wooden diorama, 1900 that depicts domestic life in a Maori pa and consists of several figures with a Maori woman 'Laying Down the Law' to a younger woman with a baby on her back. The male figures are treating it as a good joke. The carving… | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha (long handled fighting staff), the slender tapering shaft with four bands of fine rauponga carving and pataki(dog tooth notching) . The back of the flanged blade unusually carved with a wheku head. The blade pieced with attached feathers, small… | *** |  |
| *** | A pre 19th century Maori carved wooden waewae fragment (door post). Three weku type figures (weathered to varying degrees) mounted on an intricate pierced geometric support. The remnants of a barely legible label to one side. Length 58 cm, width 9 cm,… | *** |  |
| *** | A superb quality contact period late 18th century or early 19th century greenstone tiki, the greenstone colour is the most sought after, 'Pale green inanga' prized by the Maori chiefs for personal use. It has red wax eyes usually an addition at a later… | *** |  |
| *** | Extremely rare and unique pre European 16th century God stone carved flax beater butt made of volcanic stone with a carved face of a dog on the butt which is almost Easter Island style. It would have been a huge pounder. a similar object is found in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Early 19th century Maori wooden short club (wahaika). Carved human figure (marakihau) on incurve and a carved head to butt. Knots in pohutukawa wood and wood is a bit stressed. Sometime in 19th century a steel-bit hole has been drilled. Length 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A rare Pre-European stone tooled carved heru (comb), finely carved wood, with complete tines. Carved facial features to one side, Provenance: Wagner Museum collection. Northland, 25 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | An old contact period Beautifully carved wooden canoe prow. On a base with a tiki figure at base and a tiki face near the top. Spiral carvings all over. Some spirals damaged. Height 39 cm. Width 110 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century/early 19th century carved patu paraoa (whalebone club), nine fine ridges to butt, rectangular suspension hole, relatively thin blade, L 34.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tewhatewha (long handed fighting club), the slender tapering shaft with four bands of fine rauponga carving. The back of the flanged blade carved with a wheku head. The blade pierced with attached feathers. 114 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Pre-European fired Inanga hei tiki, stone tooled with rich dark colouration due to the firing process, type I form with forward-looking gaze and three-fingered hands to the thighs. Unusual carved crescent shape to the upper right of the forehead. Two… | *** |  |
| *** | An important 19th century taiaha (fighting staff), carved head and undecorated arero (tongue) with slender tapering shaft. Provenance: Nga puhi leader and politician Hone Mohi Tawhai, rangatira (tribal leader) of Te mahurehure, a sub-tribe of Nga puhi,… | *** |  |
| *** | Patu Paraora whalebone club, good example in traditional form with pierced hole to end for attachment.L.40.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Significant Collection of Amateur Field Finds, 1920. Five artefacts mounted on old card including 'The Milford Hook' thought to be the second-largest whalebone hook in existence. Offers a refined orthodox style; each end terminates with utilitarian barb… | *** |  |
| *** | Superb Whalebone Patu. Fine and large example carved from whalebone. Traditional form with soft patina. Pierced round hole for attachment. Length 39 cm. Width 10.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Hei Tiki. Good example in orthodox form, the head with red wax inset to eyes and tilting to the left and Hands resting on thighs. Pierced hand drilled hole to top of head. Length 9.5 cm. Width 5.3 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th/early 20th century long handled axe (toki Kakauroa) decorated with large figure in relief, paua shell insets, geometric motifs and manaia type mask to top, length 104 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Rare contact period/early 19th century carved oratory stick. Carved by Ihakara Te Aukaha. Length 97 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century period Maori composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 10 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 1075 | *** |  |
| *** | Late 18th century composite shark hook. Wooden shank limb with small serrated bone point. Lashed snood and line. Length 13 cm (excluding line). Webster collection No. 382. | *** |  |
| *** | A large patu onewa (stone hand club), Spatulate blade reducing to the grip, four concentric grooves to the butt with countersunk suspension hole. Dark smooth stone veined with white quartz. Small chip to the blade, length 39 cm | *** |  |
| *** | A very good quality 19th century patiti (short handled weapon) carved tiki face at top and manaia head at the base butt., with whale bone handle and an iron mounted axe, maker William Gilpin 1860s imprinted into side of axe blade. | *** |  |
| *** | Late 19th century whalebone patu, full male tiki figure to the side with tiki mask finial, 30.5 cm length | *** |  |
| *** | Rare small late 18th century greenstone Hei Tiki of dark green colour, c. 1780-1820 with hands on thighs, two worn out suspension holes at the back and very old flake. Height 7.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 19th century pounamu hei tiki, type I carved in kawakawa variety stone. Head oriented rightwards with deeply recessed eyes and mouth displaying two teeth. Three-fingered hands to thighs. Countersunk suspension hole to the top of head. 10 cm length. | *** |  |
| *** | A fine kiwi feather kete ( kiwi feather bag), in superb original condition with woven muka twining. 24 cm x 17 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Large pounamu Bolder, cut on one side revealing the Inanga variety nephrite, 76 x 60 cm. Approximate weight 150kg | *** |  |
| *** | A Superb carved Maori walking stick 'Handle' in human God figure shape form sitting on another face. (See reverse), two serrated paua shell eyes. Height 19 cm (to top of handle). | *** |  |
| *** | Toki poutangata - ceremonial adze 19th century, dark flared greenstone adze bound to haft with flax cord, haft decorated with notch motif and paua shell inset, tiki figure to top of haft, length 47 cm. Provenance: John Griffin collection | *** |  |
| *** | A rare and superbly carved ceremonial Maori paddle carved all over by a master carver. The front curved side of the blade has two ancestor figures and two manaia figures, and another small manaia is located toward the bottom. Rear side of the blade is… | *** |  |
| *** | A beautiful small pre-European Maori greenstone tiki with two wear holes, (one damaged), dark green pounamu | *** |  |
