JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 18 August 2026 / 10:00 am start
An old Māori sandstone mahe (fishing sinker),
Realised: $150 plus premium
Lot Details
of elongated form with a pecked, notched circumferential groove for line attachment, the surface extensively hammer dressed and showing consistent wear from use. From vendor's notes (not available): ‘Sandstone sinker, with cord groove. Late Classic period, circa A.D. 1770. Ex Peter Webb’s auction Auckland, N.Z. 29.2.1984 lot 266’. L.100mm. Registered Y 23299.
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