Lot #335 - Rare 19th Century Maori Wahaika Whale Bone Club
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Auction House:Aalders Auctions
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Sale Name:Session I - Traditional Antiques & Jewellery
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Sale Date:11 Mar 2023 ~ 10.30am (AEDT)
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Lot #:335
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Lot Description:Rare 19th Century Maori Wahaika Whale Bone Club
in Sperm Whale bone cachalot (Physeter macrocephalus), with curved end carved and pierced with tiki figure above head handle, painted marks S1860//DEP, with export information from New Zealand Government, length 39cm Provenance: Loaned to Auckland Museum, then Estate of Erica Louise Tipene New Zealand, then Private Collection, Sydney -
Estimate:A$5,000 - 7,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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