Sold for:
$35,550
$35,550
Maori Carved Wood Male Figure, New Zealand, 19th century, the standing form with arms projecting behind the back, the three-fingered hands clasping a protruding abdomen, with squat legs atop a U-shaped base, the large head and parts of the body covered in deeply carved tattoo designs, with haliotis shell inlay eyes, dark patina, (some wood loss at feet), ht. 30 in. Provenance: Collected by Rev. Alfred Fairbrother, Baptist minister to the Maoris, 1882-85.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
