ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
Friday, 14 - Monday, 24 March 2025

0139

An Early 19th Century Māori Wakahuia (Treasure Box)
Estimate: $32,000 - $42,000

0138

An Early 19th Century Māori Wakahuia (Treasure Box)
Estimate: $26,000 - $34,000

0142

A good large old Māori mere pounamu
Estimate: $12,000 - $20,000

0164

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

0150

A rare and large old Māori carved paraoa (whalebone) hei tiki
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

0144

A large old Māori toki pounamu (adze)
Estimate: $4,000 - $8,000

0151

A 19thC Māori carved pounamu (Bowenite) hei tiki
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000

0147

Tene Waitere Māori 'Kia-Ora' carved pipe
Estimate: $3,600 - $5,000

0134

Tene Waitere (Ngāti Tarawhai) Window Frame ex. Thompson Derby Ryan wharenui (Māori communal house)
Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000

0143

A large and impressive toki pounamu (adze)
Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000

0176

Donn Salt carved kawakawa pounamu koru on stand
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

0133

An old Māori patu onewa
Estimate: $2,200 - $3,000

0148

Jacob Heberley Māori carved pipe
Estimate: $2,200 - $3,200

0155

Niki Nepia contemporary large Māori hei tiki
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,400

0130

A PNG Highlands Wahgi Valley 'SP Beer' shield, decorated with 'South Pacific SP Lager Beer' details above a symbol flanked by axes. H.1450mm. W.295mm. Note: During the 1980's warfare re-asserted itself in the New Guinea Highlands, the first generation of educated warriors began to use 'new' motifs that often-used words. Designs incorporating Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and SP Beer appeared. This shield with the SP Beer logo also incorporates two metal axes, part of the new armoury of new weapons in warfare. Soon after guns began to be used, and the wooden shields in the main Wahgi Valley all but ceased by about 2000. Provenance: Purchased from Chris Boylan Oceanic Art 2022 for $3,800. The Jorgen Lotz Collection.
Estimate: $1,800 - $3,000

0131

A c.1950s PNG Wahgi Valley decorated fighting shield
Estimate: $1,800 - $3,000

0132

An old Māori pounamu hei tiki
Estimate: $1,800 - $2,800

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An exceptionally large old Fijian Tabua (whale's tooth pendant), suspended on a plaited sennit cord. Lightly stained with turmeric. L.200mm. Provenance: The Jorgen Lotz Collection.
Estimate: $1,600 - $3,000

0146

A 19thC Māori carved tokotoko (walking stick)
Estimate: $1,600 - $2,600

0207

An old Solomon Islands Apira (Ceremonial Food Bowl)
Estimate: $1,400 - $2,200