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218 TA - MALLET Wooden with ovoid striking head and cylindrical handle. Early, weathered patina. L.410mm, W.135mm PROVENANCE Private collection, New Zealand. Y16839

221 FINE CARVED PIPE HEAD Carved Maori pipe. With humanistic faces to three sides. Double haehae and dog-tooth notching to surface. Rich, dark-brown patina. L.48mm, W.40mm. PROVENANCE Private collection, New Zealand. Y15776

Estimate $150 - $350

Estimate $400 - $600

219 TA - LARGE MALLET Heavy, ovoid striking head and cylindrical handle. Early, weathered patina. L.650mm, W.200mm PROVENANCE Private collection, New Zealand. Y Number Pending

222 FINE CARVED BOX Strongly carved head with open mouth and long protruding tongue. Large circular eyes painted red, white and black. Weathered patina to back, with evidence of attachment to a larger structure. Hori Paraone, of Kawakawa bay, Auckland, folk carver whose work includes the church at Kawakawa Bay. Refer Alan Taylor book by Hori Paraone. L.155mm, W.140mm PROVENANCE Private collection, New Zealand. Y Number Pending

Estimate $200 - $400 220 CARVED PIPE Finely carved tobacco pipe. Extremely fine spiral haehae and dog-tooth work throughout the entire bowl and neck. Single tiki face to front with tongue extended. The letters ‘WN’ framed in a shield carved to back of bowl. L.160mm, W.40mm PROVENANCE Private collection, New Zealand. Y Number Pending

Estimate $800 - $1,200

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