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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Australian Indigenous & Oceanic Art
• Sale Date:
  21 Jul 2015 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  212
• Lot Description:
  An Early Treasure Box (wakahuia)
  New Zealand (late eighteenth century)
  carved hardwood and abalone shell
• Provenance:
  Private Collection, Queensland
• Notes:
  This stone tool carved treasure box appears to be pre-contact and carved by an unknown master carver with hae hae lines framing bold double rarua spirals and pakati (dog tooth notching).
• Estimate:
  A$15,000 - 20,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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