Patu Paraoa

wood, shell inlay, A "patu wahaika" is a type of traditional Maori hand weapon used for thrusting and striking in close-quarter, hand-to-hand fighting and an important status symbol of high-ranking me

A Maori Whalebone Club (Patu) New Zealand, Circa 18th Century A.D. Height 15 x width 6 inches. Provenance: Private Collection, Germany. Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2011, Lot 2058.

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming a cross motif on one side and the eyes of Janus-faced zoomorphic motifs on

A Maori club (Patu) carved as a monkey 14"h

A very high quality carved Patu Wahaika wood club from Oceanic Arts, "The Godfathers of Tiki." Hand carved from acacia wood with hei-tiki figures depicted on the club" Measures 5 5/8" W x 16 3/8" H x

Maori Patu Onewa Club. Polished basalt. Size: 14.25'' x 3'' x 1'' (36 x 8 x 3 cm).

A 19th century stained wood Maori Patu Paroa with smooth varnished wood surfaces on either side and turned finial to the handle, 39 cm long.

Y18304 L. 340mm IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a Taonga Tuturu Protected Object and its trade and ownership are regulated by the New Zealand Protected Objects Act. To purchase this object you will need to be

Oceania, New Zealand, ca. 1930s CE. A carved patu (war club), made of dark wood, with inlaid haliotis (abalone) shell forming the eyes of an acrobatic anthropomorphc figure that is on one side. The ha

Also called Kotiate paraoa, has paua shell eyes to the face and pommel. Of exotic hardwood. Club measures 13-1/2" long, 5-1/4" wide. Frame measures 18-1/4" high, 10-1/4" wide..All sales are subject to

New Zealand 18th C. Whalebone, 48,8 cm Provenance: Probably Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820)* Charles Greville, son of the Count of Warwick K. John Hewett collection, London Christie's, Paris, Art Africai

New Zealand Whalebone 44 cm Provenance: Colette Ghysels collection, Brussels The Maori used the patu parāoa as a club. Made of whalebone, a common local resource, it features a flat elongated blade

A Finely Carved Club (patu) New Zealand (nineteenth century) carved wood 40 cm high PROVENANCE The Claude Meyer Collection, Paris Tribal Art: The Claude Mey

EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE MAORI PANBONE PATU NEW ZEALAND carved spermwhale panbone, finely carved with worn ribbing on the butt of the handle, a rounded concave suspension hole and teardrop shaped blade, de

A Club (patu) New Zealand (nineteenth century or earlier) carved whalebone 35.1 cm long PROVENANCE Private Collection, Adelaide (reputedly collected before 1910)

A MAORI CARVED WOOD PATU 19th century The hilt carved with tiki, leading to a foliate carved blade, 40cm long, 9cm wide, 2cm deep.

Patu onewa Clubs of high degree are exceedingly respected family heirlooms , they gain considerable mana (respect & power) as they age, win battles and execute more captives & pass down through genera

Pierre Le-Tan (French, 1950-2019) A Maori fighting club, 'Patu Onewa' 2018 signé L.-T. (en bas vers le centre) encre noire et aquarelle sur papier signed L.-T. (towards lower centre) black

Wood, ancient patina. Maori, New Zeland. 42x11,5cm

Property from a Hilton Head Island, SC Collector Description: Bryan McCurrach Patu Wood Maori Carving, with inscription on the bottom 'carved for, Edward F. McDonnell by Bryan McCurrach, Auckland,

Patu Bakhtiari in lana di cammello. Persia. Prima meta' del XX secolo. Perfetto stato di conservazione. Mis. Lung. cm. 208 Alt. cm. 210 ca. Val.1800/2200

Oceania, New Zealand, Chatham Islands, Moriori (ancestral Maori), ca. 16th to early 19th century CE. A rare example of a patu or warclub, with a curved crescent-moon shaped blade, carved from an attra

Patu Bakhtiari in camel wool. Persia. First half of the 20th century. Perfect state of conservation. 210x208cm approx. Patu Bakhtiari in lana di cammello. Persia. Prima meta' del XX secolo. Perfetto s

Of characteristic form carved of wood with good patina with complex carved figures inlaid with pearl shell. First half of the 20th century. Overall length 40cm. Condition II