Day 1 - Tribal Art the Americas, Indonesia & Oceania - 18th September 2019

Lot 1579

A Maori feather box waka huia New Zealand with all-over carved linear scroll and notch decoration...

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £7000

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Description

A Maori feather box waka huia

New Zealand

with all-over carved linear scroll and notch decoration and with tiki head handles, the underside of the cover inscribed GEORGE HAWTHORN 1830, early 19th century,

43cm long. (2)

Provenance

Sussex collection.

Toovey's, West Sussex, 20 June 2014, lot 2700.