Kauri Gum Bust of a Maori Chief - New Zealand, 19th C.

Rare antique Maori kauri gum carved bust from New Zealand, late 19th century. Depicts a proud Maori Chieftain with black hair, painted eyes, and intricate inked facial tattoos (Moko), wearing a feathe

A Pair of Fine and Rare Maori Kauri Gum Busts, New Zealand, Late 19th/20th century. Finely modeled fossilized Kauri tree resin busts, with articulated facial tattoos. Possibly depicting a royal couple

Maori Carved Amber Bust (Kauri Gum), 19th c., H.- 9 1/4 in.

9 1/4" high excluding base 19th century

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, ca. late 19th century to early 20th century CE. This is a fine hand carved portrait style bust of a Maori warrior or chieftain. The man is portrayed with an ornate

Maori Fighting Staff, Taiaha, New Zealand, 19th century, the long shaft with Janus-head finial, the stylized protruding tongue with finely carved scroll design, below a fabric-wrapped cone, (the head

**Originally Listed At $3000** New Zealand, Maori culture, 19th century. Rare and exceptional carved wooden flute. Tapered at each end with carved Tiki at midsection, woven flax string (probably kieke

**Originally Listed At $750** Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. 19th century CE. This is a beautiful miniature carving of a protective gable figure tiki known as a Tekoteko, inlaid with abalone shells

AN UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND MAORI TRIBAL GRASS SKIRT. 116 cm x 55 cm.

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A well-preserved model canoe, hand-carved from sumptuous hardwood of a deep brown hue. The lengthy canoe features integral side walls decorate

A Maori War Club, tewhatewha New Zealand, 19th century Hardwood with a glossy patina from handling, especially on the shaft. A finely carved manaia head on the shaft. P

A 19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND MĀORI HARDWOOD FIGHTING CLUB the deep shaped rounded head with an indented carved collar and plain handle (36cm overall)

A 19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND TRIBAL MAORI CARVED JADE PESTLE AMULET. 12 cm long.

New Zealand Korowai Maori Cloak, 19th C. A flax cloak decorated with twisted wool black chord tags of the Korowai class of the New Zealand Maori. Size: 42'' x 42'' (107 x 107 cm). Provenance: collecte

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine and rare stone pendant known a pounamu kuru, made from a lovely nephrite jade with a drilled perforation on the tip for suspension. The

A Maori "Putorino" wooden wind instrumentMid/late 19th century; Maori Peoples, New ZealandThe bugle flute with a central grimacing mask carving featuring an oval aperture in the form of a mo

A Maori, New Zealand, fighting stick used at close quarters, aka taiaha or te-aha, this an old 19th Century example, small, with the incised carving less exacting than later examples, having old colon

A Maori taiaha staff, A Maori taiaha staff, 19th century, New Zealand, having a stylised tiki head with mother-of-pearl eyes, over a plain shaft and spatulate terminal, 170cm long

New Zealand, Maori, ca. late 18th to mid-19th century CE. A finely carved wooden canoe prow presenting an expressive visage with an open mouth featuring lips incised with chevron motifs, a protruding

New Zealand, 18th or 19th century with original drilled hold through grip for leather wrist strap, beautifully figured stone in deep green color, 11 1/2" high

A collection of 63 photographs of New Zealand and topographical interest. 19th century. Including: A portrait of two Maori girls in a formal setting (x3);Five photographs of Oceanic interest, includin

1931 Myths & Legends Polynesia Andersen Maori Maui Fairies Color Illustrated MAP Johannes Andersen was a 19th century New Zealand poet, ethnologist, librarian, and historian. “Myths and Legends of t

Paintings on leather (2) including 1.) Bust view of subject titled "Wahine N.Z." measuring 6.4" (sight) housed in frame measuring 12" x 9.75". 2.) Bust view of subject titled "Maori Chief N.Z." measur

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay of nacre shells in the finial and just abo