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Auction House:
Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
Number of lots recorded:24
Lots with images:24
Prices available:24
Category:
New Zealand Maori
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Maori double flute, unusual form double flute with incised face motif on both terminals. Finely wrought fibre binding. Provenance: Purchased from Senta Taft at Galleries Primitif, Paddington circa 1970. New Zealand, 49 cm ***
*** Maori hand club wahaika, this hardwood club is finely incised over the entire blade with deep relief linear haehae carving. A finely carved ancestor figure on the side of the club with elliptical eyes, curved legs and hands held to the belly. The butt of… ***
*** A Maori club, 19th century, New Zealand, tewhatewha / tewatewa. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne, length 149 cm ***
*** A whale bone Maori kotiate, New Zealand, this kotiate has inscribed on it: 'Mere, Maori chief Te Heu Heu of Kaiapoi, N.Z.'. Te Heuheu may refer to several people from the Te Heuheu family which has been the family of chiefs of the Maori ngati Tuwharetoa… ***
*** Maori chief's staff, profusely carved in swirling motif both sides and tattooed faces to terminus. Some damage and chipping on terminus, traces of old lacquer. A/F. Provenance: Purchased from Senta Taft, at Galleries Primitif, Paddington, Sydney, circa… ***
*** An exceptional Maori taiaha, New Zealand, the eyes are in unusual slanted format rather than round. Provenance: Purchased from Charles Vivian 1993, height 162 cm ***
*** A Maori Chieftan's taiaha, 19th century, New Zealand, a fine dark patina with traditional carving to top. Provenance: The Thompson collection, P.L. Pickles & Co., Sept 6th 1986 lot 154 157 cm ***
*** A green stone Maori patu, New Zealand, height 30 cm, width 10 cm ***
*** An early Maori hand club, with finely executed design to both sides, face on handle terminus, minor chips have been repaired, 19th or early 20th century, New Zealand, length 41.5 cm ***
*** A Maori folk art pipe, in the form of a Maori warrior smoking a pipe with full facial tattoos and pearl shell inset eyes. The back of the pipe has a lizard entwined on the stem of the pipe, also with pearl shell inset eyes. Mid 20th century or earlier.… ***
*** An old Maori nephrite adze, 19th century or earlier, finely shaped working adze made from a deep green nephrite. Provenance: BL Hornshaw collection (1878-1937) Hornshaw was an avid collector of Pacific & Australian Aboriginal artefacts, he received many… ***
*** Three greenstone adze heads, Baliem valley, West Papua (3), length 15 to 23 cm ***
*** An early Maori house carved board, early 20th century, with fine spiral designs and vertical indent patterns, and original red colour. Old Australian collection. 134 x 29 cm ***
*** A Maori club, 20th century, New Zealand, taiaha. Provenance: Private Collection Melbourne, length 157 cm ***
*** A greenstone Maori ear pendant, New Zealand, 19th century, stand not included, height 8.5 cm ***
*** A pair of hardwood Dyak Paddles, Borneo, Indonesia (2), with incised design to paddle blades, length 134 cm and 153 cm ***
*** A rare Micronesian fishing tackle box ***
*** A large Indonesian gong with gilt highlights on timber bracket, complete with mallet 48 cm diam ***
*** A pair of World War I trench barb wire cutters by Shater Lea Ltd (1917) extended 36 cm ***
*** A collection of stone implements including a bound club head, an incised implement, a small adze blade & a glass egg [4], length 6-27 cm ***
*** A Sepik river twin handled cooking pot, missing handle together with a Trobriand Island, Papua New Guinea paddle with incised decoration (2) ***
*** A Maori stone axe made with New Zealand timber & stone on stand, length 43 cm. Provenance: The collection of the late Dr Thomas James Valentine ***
*** A Maori broad bladed sword and scabbard ***
*** Shona sculpture, (20th century) Zimbabwe, bust, polished green stone, height 42.5 cm ***