Tribal Art - 2nd September 2015
Lot 741
A Maori basket
Estimate £800 - £1,000
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Description
A Maori basket, plaited fibre with geometric designs, of rectangular form with side carrying handles, with a typed label stating Alte Flechtarbeit der Maori, Nordinsel von Neuseeland. Geschenk von Sir Maui Pomare aus dem Konighausse von Tahiti, (Old Maori basket-work, North Island New Zealand, gift from Sir Maui Ponare...,) 40cm wide.
Sir Maui Wiremu Pita Naera Pomare, KBE, CMG (1875 or 1876 - 27 June 1930) was a New Zealand doctor and politician.