African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 1049
A Maori adze blade toki pounamu
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £2000
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Description
A Maori adze blade toki pounamu
New Zealand
nephrite, one side with an incised line running almost the whole length, with hand written identification label Ceremonial Maori execution Axe head, 19th century,
19.5cm long.
Provenance
Collected by the present owners father from New Zealand in the 1920's.