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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Oceanic & African Arts
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  44
• Lot Description:
  Rare Whakapakoko Atua – God Stick
  Wooden staff; light-brown weathered patina; mythological figure carved to top believed to represent a god, possibly of agriculture or war. Deeply carved, round eyes with missing paua shell and plain shaft with pierced hole for peg attachment. These sticks were often located near gardens and were also used as protective talismans.
  L.265mm, W.50mm
• Provenance:
  Private collection, New Zealand.
• Estimate:
  NZ$2,000 - 4,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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