A large and rare N.Z. colonial kauri gum portrait bust of a Maori wahine

Lot #113 - A large and rare N.Z. colonial kauri gum portrait bust of a Maori wahine

Auction House:

Cordy's
Sale Name:

July 2017 Art & Antique Auction
Sale Date:

25 Jul 2017 ~ 10am (NZ time) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 368
25 Jul 2017 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2: Lots 380 - 812
Lot #:

113
Lot Description:

A large and rare N.Z. colonial kauri gum portrait bust of a Maori wahine
near life-size with finely carved naturalistic detail, black coloured hair, moko to her chin, a woven muka cloak to her shoulders, raised on ebonised socle base. Some age cracking. Height 465, width 330.
Estimate:

NZ$4,000 - 4,000
Realised Price:

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Category:

Tribal

This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.