Early Mere Pounamu – Greenstone Hand Club - Webb's

Lot #41 - Early Mere Pounamu – Greenstone Hand Club

Auction House:

Webb's
Sale Name:

Oceanic & African Arts
Sale Date:

26 Mar 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
Lot #:

41
Lot Description:

Early Mere Pounamu – Greenstone Hand Club
A highly valued and important cultural symbol of mana (authority and prestige) as well as an effective weapon during the pre-musket era. Mere of this form are very rare and hard to come by. Stone-tooled with no ridges in the butt. Typical of 17th/18th-century pre-European mere. Mere with decorated ridges are generally from 1700 onwards. Attractive dark-green colour with waves of lighter green.
L.282mm, W.78mm.
Provenance:

Enys Collection. Purchased by Webster from Enys Collection. Kenneth Athol Webster collection, New Zealand. Collection No.1248. Acquired by A. Miet in June 1963. Private collection, New Zealand.
Estimate:

NZ$8,000 - 12,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

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