Lot #586 - Rare 19th Century Maori Wahaika Whale Bone Club
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Auction House:Aalders Auctions
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Sale Name:Autumn Auction Series - Session II - David Said Collection of Tribal Art
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Sale Date:28 May 2023 ~ 10.30am (AEST)
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Lot #:586
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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
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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