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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  22 Jul 2014 ~ 6.30pm (Part 1 - Lots 1 - 198)
  23 Jul 2014 ~ 2.30pm (Part 2 - Lots 199 - 331)
• Lot #:
  198
• Lot Description:
  Two Large House Posts (maihi)
  Maori People, New Zealand (early twentieth century); inlaid pearl shell and trade paint on carved hardwood (2)
  206 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Sydney
• Notes:
  The large carved meeting house was usually named after an important ancestor and, in most parts of New Zealand, was a symbol of that ancestor. The house itself also represents the body of the koruru, who is the ancestor after whom the house is named. The arms of the koruru are the maihi or sloping bargeboards. These particular examples date to the early part of the twentieth century and show evidence of actual use.
• Estimate:
  A$6,000 - 8,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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