ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Wednesday, 8 - Monday, 13 February 2023

0032A

A c1900 carved and painted kauri gum bust of a Māori chief,
Estimate: $160 - $300

0033

A small polished translucent kauri gum boulder,

0034

A large fairly translucent kauri gum boulder,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0035

A large nephrite pounamu cut river worn boulder,
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,400

0036

A large nephrite pounamu cut river worn boulder,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

0037

A large nephrite pounamu cut slab,
Estimate: $500 - $1,000

0038

A pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $100 - $300

0039

A pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $120 - $300

0040

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $120 - $300

0041

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze) and an adze form rock?,

0042

An old Māori mahi (stone sinker),
Estimate: $100 - $300

0043

A 1970's NZ enamel plaque of Māori rock drawings

0044

Māori CARVED TANIWHA PANEL H.1360mm
Estimate: $300 - $600

0045

An early 20thC Māori carved inkstand,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0046

20thC Māori carved long handled kakauroa (axe)
Estimate: $200 - $600

0047

A Māori carved patiti handle and old hatchet with blade,

0048

A 20thC Māori finely carved totara taiaha,

0049

Contemporary Māori carving 'Marae Atea' by ELV,
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

0050

An early/mid 20thC lidded waka huia treasure box,
Estimate: $500 - $1,000

0050A

A vintage carved rimu wakahuia,
Estimate: $500 - $800

0051

A carved wooden figure of a Māori warrior,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0052

A Māori carved desk stand, ebonised timber,
Estimate: $150 - $220

0053

A late 20thC Māori tewhatewha by Hemi Rangi-Nui,
Estimate: $400 - $800

0054

A c.1940 Māori carved whare mantle clock,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0054A

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

0055

A 19thC taiaha, red-brown timber,
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,000

0056

A rare pre-European (Moa Hunter period) large argillite toki (adze),
Estimate: $2,600 - $4,000

0057

A 19thC pounamu Māori hei tiki with gold repairs,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

0058

A 19thC Māori kete kiwi,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,400

0059

A late 19thC/early-20thC woven muka wall hanging pocketed holder
Estimate: $300 - $600

0060

A late 19th century/early-20th century woven muka cushion cover
Estimate: $300 - $600

0061

Two late 19th century/early-20th century woven muka bags/covers
Estimate: $200 - $500

0062

A Māori nephrite toki (adze),

0063

Māori pre-European stone toki (adze)

0064

A Māori pre-European wooden patu aruhe (fern root beater),
Estimate: $200 - $400

0065

An early Māori long sharpening stone,

0066

An early Māori hoanga (grinding/sharpening stone),

0067

A pre-European Māori patu onewa (stone hand club),
Estimate: $300 - $600

0068

A Pre-European Māori part patu onewa,

0069

A natural boulder of 'anchor stone' form,

0070

Six various worked rocks (possibly Māori),

0072

A Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $100 - $300

0073

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0074

A Māori pre-European stone hogback toki (adze),
Estimate: $140 - $300

0075

A Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $140 - $300

0076

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0077

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0078

A Māori pre-European stone hogback toki (adze),

0079

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0080

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0081

Three Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0082

Three Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0083

Three Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0084

Four Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0085

Four Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0086

A pre-European stone mahi (sinker),

0087

An old Māori whao (chisel),

0088

An Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),
Estimate: $140 - $300

0089

An old Māori green stone toki (adze),

0090

A Māori pre-European pounamu kuru (pendant),
Estimate: $260 - $500

0091

A 19thc Māori carved wooden Taunga atua (God stick)
Estimate: $300 - $600

0092

A Māori mere pounamu,
Estimate: $2,000

0093

A double-sided pounamu hei tiki, kokupu variety stone, ex. Mike Higgs Estate Collection,
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

0094

A mere pounamu, of rich dark green stone with black inclusions,
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

0095

A mere pounamu, of kōkopu variety with and unusual splash of 'blue-green',
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

0096

A very small pounamu hei tiki, of unusual blue toned stone,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0097

An old Māori pounamu kapeu ear pendant,
Estimate: $200 - $400

0098

An old Māori ketu (digging implement),
Estimate: $100 - $300

0099

A Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0100

A pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety stone, with paua ring eyes,
Estimate: $400 - $800

0101

An unusual bone hei tiki, with lower abdomen and legs carved to display a secondary head,
Estimate: $300 - $500

0102

A pounamu toki pendant,
Estimate: $200 - $300

0103

A Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0104

Two Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0105

A Māori pre-European stone toki (adze),

0106

A large Māori pre-European toki (adze) together with a wooden haft,
Estimate: $300 - $600

0107

Māori pre-European patu muka (stone pounder),
Estimate: $300 - $600

0108

A Māori pre-European wooden patu aruhe (fern root beater),

0109

A Māori pre-European patu aruhe (fern root pounder),
Estimate: $240 - $500

0110

An old concrete Māori totem guardian,
Estimate: $120 - $300

0111

A Temuka Potteries tobacco humidor or biscuit barrel,
Estimate: $500 - $800

0112

A bronze bust of Hori Ngakapa te Whanaunga, chief of Ngāti Whanaunga,
Estimate: $120 - $200

0113

A pair of old handcrafted Māori mother and child dolls,

0114

Four vintage Māori lead figures,
Estimate: $100 - $300

0115

Four vintage Māori lead figures,
Estimate: $100 - $300

0116

A pair of c.1960-70 Rarotongan tivaevae pillow covers
Estimate: $120 - $300

0117

A Cook Islands Tongaroa,
Estimate: $400 - $800

0118

An early Pacific Island stone adze,

0119

Fijian fine circular tapa cloth,

0120

Old Fijian tabua whales’ tooth pendant,
Estimate: $200 - $600

0121

Old Whale's tooth,

0122

An old Fijian Tabua whales tooth pendant,
Estimate: $300 - $600

0123

A Tongan tanoa (kava bowl),
Estimate: $160 - $300

0124

A late 19th/early20thC Tongan kali hahapo (neck rest),
Estimate: $800 - $1,400

0125

Vanuatu guardian figure head with shell inset eyes,
Estimate: $160 - $320

0126

A pre-European Honolulu Hawaii stone hog-back adze
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,000

0127

A New Guinean carved wooden head,
Estimate: $400 - $600

0128

PNG Sepik kina shell breast plate,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0129

PNG Sepik kina shell breast plate,
Estimate: $100 - $200

0130

A vintage PNG ancestral double mask carving,
Estimate: $200 - $400