Woodcarving - Koruru (Ruru is Maori fo owl) - Maori - New Zealand

KORURU (Ruru is Maori for owl). Representing an ancestor of chiefly line, Koruru is the carved head doming the apex of the barge boards of the Maori Whare (meeting house). Some have large owl like eye

Jack Redman Maori Tiki Figure Wood Carving - Howick, New Zealand. 20th Century. A wood carving of two tiki figures with abalone eyes. Signed by master carver Jack "Rangi" Redman on reverse. 48" H

New Zealand Maori Tiki Teko Tako Teno Tezo of Kauri Rngi Redman Carved Wood Carving Sculpture Statue with Abalone Pearl Eyes Signed Lower Right Back of Foot Bottom "R" (Rangi) Right Good Vintage Condi

A Fine and well carved Maori Nephrite Tiki, Maori; New ZealandThe carved Tiki of classical form with large head turned to the side, the eyes with remains of red sealing wax infill, nose with flaring n

Te Maori Maori Art from New Zealand Collections Moko Mead, Sidney / Sullivan, Agnes / Simmons, David R. / Salmond, Anne / Kernot, Bernie / Sciascia, Piri New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. / The American

Maori New Zealand Oceanic Gable "Tekoteko" Totem Ancestor Spirit Figure, 15 1/4" tall, fine patina.

Maori, New Zealand Flax, kiwi feathers, tui feathers, and kereru feathers 121 x 87 cm Provenance: Owston Collection, Sydney Bonhams, Sydney, The Owston Collection, 25 June 2010, lot 734 Property from

The Wahaika Maori New Zealand is a weapon that is regarded as a club. Carved in the tropical wood of the place it was often (as in this case) decorated with the Tiki, a legendary spirit very dear to t

An early 20th century ceremonial axe, wood with mother of peal inlay and an exceptional quality brillant green jade axehead. 16" L; 6-1/8" L Jade axehead.

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

Maori, New Zealand, ca. 1st quarter of the 20th century CE. This is a well-carved deep green nephrite hei tiki, a carved Maori pendant depicting a human figure. The figure is genderless; hei tiki are

10 5/16" Polished Celt. Maori. New Zealand. Excellent polish, very good condition

A Maori, New Zealand, attractive and apparently handled and patinated but probably decorative object, an enigma that appears to have been skillfully carved by a Maori carver, New Zealand, with fine Ja

AN UNUSUAL MAORI NEW ZEALAND TRIBAL BOX AND COVER with shell inlaid eyes. 14 cm x 12 cm.

Title: MAORI - Kapua Box mother of pearl abalone inlay Additional Information: Great Kapua box, Maori, New Zealand. All hand carved with a figural face on the lid with pearl abalone eye inlays. Good c

Large Hei-Tiki, amulet of the Maori, New Zealand, green nephrite, so-called Greenstone,of South Otago, Permutteinlagen around the eyes, H. approx. 14.5 x 7 cm

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

Hei-Tiki, amulet of the Maori, New Zealand, Greenstone (nephrite) cut, eyes with mother of pearl inlays, approx. 10x6cm

Hei-Tiki, amulet the Maori, New Zealand, nephrite, eyes with mother of pearl inlays, approx. 10,5x6,5 cm

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

MAORI PADDLE, NEW ZEALAND Hoe Wood, A fine work of slender form with cylindrical shaft and flat blade ending in a point. Length 5ft 10ins.

Maori figure, New Zealand, 1930s, depicted standing, and having incised facial deocration, with hands resting on stomach, and rising on a plinth base, probably created for the Western market, 12.5"h

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

[EXPLORATION -- AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND]. HAMILTON, Augustus (1853-1913). Maori Art. [The Art Workmanship of the Maori Race in New Zealand]. Dunedin & Wellington, New Zealand: The Governors of the New