ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Monday, 5 - Monday, 12 June 2023

0001

A 19thC album of forty-eight mainly Burton Brothers black and white photographs,
Estimate: $800 - $1,500

0002

A 19thC album of twelve Burton Bros. photographs,
Estimate: $300 - $500

0003

Colonial Muir & Moodie Dunedin black and white photo 'The Great Wairakei Geyser in Action

0004

COLONIAL B & W PHOTO '174 MITRE PEAK (5560FEET) MILFORD SOUND' 230 x 280mm. Framed

0005

Artist Unknown 'Ceremonial Burial',

0006

An old (probably pre-European) carved pounamu Māori kākā pōria (parrot leg ring),
Estimate: $600 - $1,200

0007

A Māori pre-European pounamu hei tiki,
Estimate: $8,000 - $16,000

0008

An old Māori pounamu kapeu ear pendant,
Estimate: $340 - $600

0009

An old Māori pounamu hei tiki,
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,200

0010

Russell Murphy vintage silver taniwha pendant,

0011

Russell Murphy vintage silver taniwha scarf clip,

0012

Russell Murphy vintage silver taniwha necklace,

0014

A cast silver handmade taniwha pendant,
Estimate: $80 - $160

0014A

Niki Nepia contemporary hei tiki,
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,000

0014B

Ant Coakley (Ngāi Tahu) contemporary hei tiki,
Estimate: $800 - $1,600

0014C

Rossi McCabe New Zealand obsidian carved manu bird head pendant,
Estimate: $500 - $750

0015

Four Anton Teutenberg (1840-1933) Māori decorated pressed copper furniture handles

0016

Four Conrad Breutsch (Gisborne) New Zealand colonial folk art carvings,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0017

Artist unknown (in the style of J.P. Backhouse) 'Whangaroa Harbour' and Lake Taupo, miniature oils on solid totara panels, one entitled and oval, one square, each painting approx. 90 x 130mm.

0018

Large folk art Māori carved tiki figure,
Estimate: $150 - $500

0019

A Māori pre-European toki,

0020

A pre-European Māori part toki poutangata blade (broken),
Estimate: $300 - $600

0021

Two Māori pre-European stone toki,

0022

Two Māori pre-European stone toki,

0023

Two Māori pre-European stone toki,

0024

Two Māori pre-European stone toki,

0025

An early Māori pounamu hei tiki,
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

0026

A 19thC Māori carved wooden taiaha,
Estimate: $800 - $1,600

0027

A pre-European Māori stone toki,
Estimate: $260 - $500

0028

An early Māori pounamu toki,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0029

Three pre-European stone toki,

0030

Two old Māori small stone toki, one modern green stone adze and a small sharpening block,

0031

A pre-European Māori pounamu toki (adze)
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

0032

A c1900 Māori carved wooden kotiate (hand club),
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

0033

An early 20thC Māori carved wooden patu,
Estimate: $600 - $1,000

0034

A pre-European Māori large patu onewa blade section
Estimate: $180 - $400

0035

A c.1980s Māori carved lidded waka huia,
Estimate: $280 - $400

0036

A Māori carved walking stick,
Estimate: $160 - $300

0037

A large Māori carved tekoteko stylised figure,
Estimate: $1,200 - $3,000

0038

A very large 20thC Māori carved figured post,
Estimate: $800 - $2,000

0039

A 19thC or earlier Māori carved wooden taiaha with feather and dog hair wrap,
Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

0040

Six items

0041

A pre-European Māori stone toki,

0042

A Māori large and finely carved wahaika,
Estimate: $700 - $1,200

0043

An early Māori trade axe head,

0044

A Māori carved whalebone hei tiki,
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,800

0045

Bryan McCurrach carved wooden Māori canoe bailer (unfinished)
Estimate: $250 - $350

0046

An old Māori well carved wood clock stand,
Estimate: $400 - $800

0047

Vintage (Stan Goodsell) Māori carved warrior figure,
Estimate: $600 - $800

0048

A vintage Māori carved stylised mask and paua shell bowl,
Estimate: $240 - $400

0049

A 1970's/80's Auckland Museum replica composition Māori tekoteko figure,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0050

A stone patu,
Estimate: $500 - $800

0051

A c1970/'80 Auckland Museum resin replica wahiaka,
Estimate: $200 - $380

0051A

An early 20thC Māori relief moulded 'carved' plaster lintel,
Estimate: $400 - $800

0052

Rangi Redman (1924-) carved tekoteko c.1960s-1970's,
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

0053

A 1917 WWI Mark 1 dated .303 Lee Enfield rifle with all-over-carved Māori designs attributed to Rangi Redman,
Estimate: $1,800 - $3,000

0054

An old Liege Arms Co. Ltd. double barrel 12-gauge shotgun with Māori carved stock,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

0055

A collection of moa eggshell fragments,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0056

A kauri gum nugget,

0057

A large Māori finely carved pounamu (nephrite) Wairua bowl
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

0057A

Pounamu greenstone block / paper weight

0058

Five early pacific and other stone adze blades,

0059

Old large Gourd,

0060

Carved wooden painted figure,

0061

PNG carved figure,

0062

Two PNG woven string pig ornaments,

0063

Admiralty Island dagger,

0064

Admiralty Island dagger,

0065

An old PNG Siassi carved wood bowl,
Estimate: $180 - $400

0066

Old PNG paddle,

0067

Old PNG paddle,

0068

An old PNG carved wood seed pod form bowl,

0069

Five tribal carved wooden and coconut shell spoons,

0070

A PNG Huli Tribe bachelor's headdress,
Estimate: $240 - $440

0071

Two old PNG carved wood reliquary figures,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0072

PNG Wooden mask,

0073

PNG mask,

0074

PNG conus shell necklace,

0075

An old Solomon Islands paddle club,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0076

A Solomon Island food bowl,

0076A

A Solomon Island stone pestle
Estimate: $160 - $300

0077

Two carved pacific bowls,

0077A

A Solomon Islands Alofolo (fighting club),
Estimate: $400 - $600

0078

An old Solomon Islands long spear,

0078A

A Solomon Islands Alofolo (fighting club),
Estimate: $400 - $700

0079

Old Lombok double paneled mother-of-pearl inlay board,
Estimate: $200 - $500

0080

An old Santa Cruz Solomon Islands carved wood food bowl,

0081

Full cane eel trap,

0082

An old uncommon Solomon Islands woven shield,
Estimate: $800 - $1,200

0083

Two old Fijian Lapita type pottery vessels
Estimate: $120 - $240

0084

An old Fijian Lapita type pottery water vessel (Saqa Moli),
Estimate: $80 - $160

0085

Two Fijian Lapita type pottery vessels,
Estimate: $80 - $160

0086

A carved wooden turtle form kava bowl,

0087

Old Fijian Tapa 'runner',

0088

Old Fijian Tapa cloth,

0089

SAMOA 1920'S CARVED WOOD SAW TOOTH CLUB (fa’alaufa’i) L.700mm

0090

A c1900 Samoan carved hardwood walking stick
Estimate: $120 - $240

0091

Samoan Tapa,

0092

A 1930-50s period Samoan Tapa,

0093

Very large Samoan Tapa cloth,