Lot #137 - A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Maori chief and chieftainess
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:Late May 2017 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:30 May 2017 ~ 10am (NZ time) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 363
30 May 2017 ~ 5.00pm (NZ time) Session 2: Lots 380 - 746 -
Lot #:137
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Lot Description:A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Maori chief and chieftainess
naturalistically represented with black staining to their hair and moko, both represented with a muku cloak wrapped to their shoulders, mounted on flat circular ebonised plinth. Some old damage and repair. Heights 245 and 255. -
Provenance:Family provenance: Ex. the vendor's grandparents, 'My father believes they came from the Hewewaka estate, owned by the Maori princess ... My dad is 76'.
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Estimate:NZ$4,500 - 4,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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