JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 5 May 2026 / 10:00 am start
Pauline Yearbury (Ngāpuhi 1926–1977) and James Yearbury (1921-2008) 'MANAIA',
Realised: $3,900 plus premium
Lot Details
incised and coloured wood panel, signed with incised cipher centre left. Labelled and entitled verso. MANAIA. A side faced figure used in Maori carving sometimes resembling a bird or even a human side face. Essential features being a beak with an eye above. 380 x 160mm.
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