Description:

New Zealand, Maori culture, 19th century CE for stone, 20th century CE for wooden shaft. Gorgeous carved wooden adze often used by chieftans or high officials as the tool for making the first cuts in wooden building projects such as boats, important buildings, etc. Stone blade of deep gray basalt, shaft a local dense hardwood carved with an intricate Janus-headed portrait of Tumatauenga, a Maori god of war, hunting, food cultivation and cooking. He has shell eyes on each side, his long tongue extended as is always the case with this fierce god. Size: 13-1/21"L. Provenance: Ex-private P. Haig collection, Rochest, MN. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #109920

  • Condition: Intact and near choice.

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August 29, 2015 8:00 AM MDT
Louisville, CO, US

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$0 $299 $25
$300 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
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$20,000 $49,999 $2,000
$50,000 $99,999 $5,000
$100,000 $199,999 $10,000
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