Maori Carved Wood Adze Handle, New Zealand, 19th century, with stylized Tiki figure, the curved handle with stylized finial, pierced for suspension, lg. 14 3/4 in. Provenance: Collected by Rev. Alfred Fairbrother, Baptist minister to the Maoris, 1882-85.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
Two Contemporary Maori Carved Wood Implements, a hand club and an adze, both decorated with relief carved stylized figures, curvilinear designs, and shell inlays, lg. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-01-06
Maori Carved Stone Adze Head, New Zealand, 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
Large Cook Islands Ceremonial Wood Adze Handle, Mangaia, 19th century, circular haft fully carved with repeated geometric designs, the top bound with sennit fiber, missing Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Maori Carved Wood Paddle, Hoe, 19th century, the central part of the handle and most of one side of the blade, chip-carved in typical scroll Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-12-14
Maori Carved Wood Pounder, 1911, the carved janur-form handle with stylized figures, shell-inlaid eyes, the silver endcap inscribed "Sept. 29th, Hukaere Scool, 1911," ht. 8 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-02-11
Maori Carved Wood Billhook Hand Club, Wahaika, 19th century, the curved blade with deeply carved linear design and with a tiki figure on the inside, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-09-24
Maori Carved Wood Billhook Hand Club, Wahaika, New Zealand, 19th century, the curved blade with deeply carved geometric and scroll designs and recumbent tiki on Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-15
Maori Carved Wood Billhook Hand Club, Wahaika, New Zealand, 19th century, the curved blade with deeply carved scroll designs and recumbent tiki on the inside, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-15
Maori Carved Wood Billhook Hand Club, New Zealand, 19th century, the curved blade with deeply carved scroll designs and recumbent bird-head figure on the inside, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-09-26
Maori Carved Wood Billhook Hand Club, Waika, c. 19th century, with concentric arch design on blade, recumbent tiki on the inside, and grotesque face at Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
