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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  December 2014 Antique & Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  02 Dec 2014 ~ 9am
• Lot #:
  227
• Lot Description:
  A rare old Maori figure decorated sinker (mahe)
  oval ball form with knopped top, carved with two figures back-to-back in relief, arched backs with protruding abdomen, their hands linked across the body of the sinker, their heads form the reduced knob top with 'hour-glass' suspension hole, carved from sedimentary stone, a portion to one side broken away and with blacked adjacent area as evidence of fire damage. Reg. Y16357. 81 x 67 x 86.
• Provenance:
  Found Kawakawa Bay area c.1950.
• Notes:
  Decorated sinkers are uncommon and traditionally of ceremonial function, this example displays great symmetry and fine detail.
• Estimate:
  NZ$3,500 - 3,500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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