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Lot #137 - A pair of late 19thC large carved kauri gum busts of a Maori chief and chieftainess

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    Late May 2017 Art & Antique Auction
  • 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
  • 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'.
  • Estimate:
    NZ$4,500 - 4,500
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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