ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Monday, 5 - Monday, 12 June 2023
A c1900 Māori carved wooden kotiate (hand club),
Estimate $800 - $1,200
Realised: $1,000 plus premium
Lot Details
carved whakairo and mask to both sides, paua inserts, one absent, the carved group with mask to butt end, plaited cord attached. Dark finish. L.400mm. Registered Y16680. Reputed provenance: Apparently confiscated from an American diplomat at the beginning of WWII as he was leaving New Zealand. He had not declared this item.
