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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Oceanic and African Art
• Sale Date:
  26 Sep 2012 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  46
• Lot Description:
  Early Poutokomanawa
  A prestigious form of ancestral carving, the poutokomanawa rests at the base of the central pole of the meeting house (pou-koukou-aro) and signals the delineation between entry and exit. As an ancestral totem, the poutokomanawa often represents celebrated traits of important leaders and thinkers. The powerful and complex moko presented in this example underscores this with triple haehae forms and complex rarua spirals evident on the upper and lower quarters of the nose and cheeks. The four extending forehead rays are also in triple haehae form. The body form is decorated with a painted white-and-blue strap marking with the letters ‘HA’ also evident in black. The strong legs are bent in an action stance. The rear base of the figure is decorated with spiralled pataki. The patina suggests significant age with remnants of early trade paint.
  H.685mm, W.190mm, D.130mm.
• Estimate:
  NZ$30,000 - 40,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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