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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  Oceanic & African Arts
• Sale Date:
  26 Mar 2013 ~ 6pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  156
• Lot Description:
  Significant Collection Of Amateur Field Finds, 1920
  Five artefacts mounted on old card including 'The Milford Hook' thought to be the second-largest whalebone hook in existence. Offers a refined orthodox style; each end terminates with utilitarian barb design. Form is accentuated by fashioned detailing at the lower apex of the hook. The collection also offers two cloak pins, a pa kahawai and another bone fishing hook. Old labels attached to early Craighead Diocesan School textbook cover. 'The Milford Hook' L.210mm; Pa kahawai L.100mm; Pin L.120mm; Pin L.130mm; Bone hook L.40mm.
  The Milford Hook' L.210mm Pa kahawai L.100mm Pin L.120mm Pin L.130mm Bone hook L.40mm.
• Provenance:
  Private collection, passed by descent, New Zealand. Private collection, New Zealand.
• Estimate:
  NZ$6,000 - 9,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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