A few examples of appraisal values for
MAORI

• MAORI PEOPLES, CARVED WOOD TIKI
  MAORI PEOPLES, CARVED WOOD TIKI FIGURE New Zealand, 19th/20th c., figure in powerful stance with lolling tongue, traditional tattoo markings and inlaid mother of pearl eyes, old paper label on back stating it was purchased in 1928, 10"h x 3.875"w x 2"d
• MAORI CARVED JADE HEI-TIKI MAORI
  MAORI CARVED JADE HEI-TIKI MAORI CARVED JADE HEI-TIKI, PRESENTED TO MARILYN HUMPERT BY MAORI TRIBESMAN, NEW ZEALAND, C. 1960; 4" IN LENGTH
• MAORI WOODEN FIGURINE Maori New
  MAORI WOODEN FIGURINE Maori New Zealand Oceanic Gable "Tekoteko" Totem Ancestor Spirit Figure, 15 1/4" tall, fine patina.
• MAORI HAND CARVED KAURI WOOD LINTEL
  MAORI HAND CARVED KAURI WOOD LINTEL MAORI HAND CARVED KAURI WOOD LINTEL DEPICTING THE GOD TUMATAUENGA WITH IRRIDESCENT SHELL INLAY, NEW ZEALAND, EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 17"H 43"W
• MAORI STYLE CASSOWARY BONE
  MAORI STYLE CASSOWARY BONE DAGGERMAORI STYLE CASSOWARY BONE DAGGER New Zealand or New Guinea, mid-20th century. Decorative dagger, possibly a "Turuturu" or weaving peg, having carved Maori figures to the hilt over spiral carved, faux narwhal bone. 22 1/2 in. (57.15 cm.) The Wallace Estate: Lee Renfrew Wallace and her husband Mahlon Brookings Wallace III lived an extremely happy and luxurious life filled with world travels, safaris, collecting, and philanthropy. From backgrounds in race-horse breeding and championship cattle ranching, the socialite couple paid homage to the St. Louis area community in a variety of ways. Mr. Wallace served as Director of Commerce Bank, President of the St. Louis Zoo Friends Board, and was charitable to numerous organizations he believed in. Behind every great man is a better woman, and his wife Lee was renowned for being the glue of the family while she warmly served as Director of Development for local educational institutions and made an impact with her lasting spirit. The couple’s art collection ranges in style and period and spans a broad price-point.
• MAORI CEREMONIAL CLUB 15 ½" x 3
  MAORI CEREMONIAL CLUB 15 ½" x 3 ?" Carved wood ceremonial club with geometric patterns.
• MAORI STYLE JADE DOUBLE KORU
  MAORI STYLE JADE DOUBLE KORU SCULPTURE 20th/21st c., New Zealand, heavy stone tabletop sculpture, incised signature "Shin" to underside, with small retailer's pamphlet, 2.25"h x 16.5"l x 8"w
• MAORI WARRIOR HAND CARVED WOODEN
  MAORI WARRIOR HAND CARVED WOODEN SCULPTUREA beautiful carving of the side profile of a man with mother pearl for an eye. Dimensions: 5.5"L x 2"W x 11"H Condition: Age related wear.
• A 19th c. tribal Maori paddle
  A 19th c. tribal Maori paddle intricately carved with a geometric design the handle depicting tribesmen measuring approx. 118 cm.
• RARE 19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND MAORI
  RARE 19TH CENTURY NEW ZEALAND MAORI NECKORNAMENT, CARVED FROM A WHALE’S TOOTH WITH SCRIMSHAW DECORATION. 5.8” LONG.
• CARVED MAORI STAFF (TOKOTOKO),
  CARVED MAORI STAFF (TOKOTOKO), NEW ZEALAND LATE 19TH CENTURY wood and shell, carved throughout with notched detailing of scrolls and waves, with a series of five tiki running along the shaft, each inlaid with p?ua shell eyes110.5cm long
• MAORI CARVED WOOD AND NEPHRITE TOKI
  MAORI CARVED WOOD AND NEPHRITE TOKI POUTANGATA (CEREMONIAL AXE)Maori Carved Wood and NephriteToki Poutangata (Ceremonial Axe), New Zealand; with shell inlay; accompanied by a handwritten document stating "This carving is a near copy of particular adze said to have brought over in the Tainia[?] canoe by H[illegible], the captain of the Tainia. It is more intricately and elaborately carved but it is essentially ancient Maori motif. It is entirely hand carved from a very old swamp ka[illegible] tree decorated with Pa[illegible] shell insets. The blade is [illegible] Ka[illegible]-Ka[illegible] type New Zealand nephrite (greenstone) and is a particularly fine example of the ancient Maori blade. The joint is decorated with K[illegible] (Maori dog) hair and feathers from a very old Maori cloak [illegible] with the under wing feathers of the Ka[illegible] (parrot) bird native only to New Zealand finished off with the yellow feather of the native warbler. Very few of the [illegible] Toki-pou-Tangatata are left or are being carved in New Zealand today and the ownership of such a weapon is not to be abused or taken lightly as they were the most Tapu (sacred) of all the ancient Maori artifacts. This carving is guaranteed as genuine Maori carving entirely hand carved as is the green stone blade. [signed] Patiriki Rorapara [?]" Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (39.4 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm.) Condition:
• MONUMENTAL MAORI RELIEF CARVED
  MONUMENTAL MAORI RELIEF CARVED HOUSE PANEL, HT. 96.5"Monumental Maori Relief Carved House Panel. Carved wood figural demon decoration with shell inset eyes. On stand. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 96.5'' x 26'' x 3.5'' (245 x 66 x 9 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.
• ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE
  ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHU PROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood, and inlaid with nacre shells. The piece is composed of 3 pieces- a thick base with a V shaped slot for mounting on the canoe with a figure etched in the center, and head projecting from the front. An upright panel with a relief carved figure faces into the boat and represents a hauki guardian figure, an ancestor watching over the paddlers. A sweeping openwork fin with swirling spiral motifs and a figure with a bird-like beak on the tip, and a second figure along the spine represent additional deities and guardian spirits. Each figure is a stylized tiki form, with incised curvilinear details and the eyes of all are inlaid with nacre. Throughout is a beautiful dark and lustrous patina of a red-brown hue, and this may have been a handsome and imposing prow on a war canoe! Size: 38" L x 13" W x 23" H (96.5 cm x 33 cm x 58.4 cm) Maori wood carving is an incredible art form, as this piece can attest to, its practitioners rightly recognized as masters. Their woodcarving tradition lasted in many areas into the later nineteenth century despite colonization and missionaries. Carving schools in several areas of the country kept the Maori tradition alive. Carvers used local trees, and a prayer known as a karakia would be said prior to cutting them down, thus showing respect for the forest. Their war canoes, known as waka taua, were lengthy vessels that were not only swift battleships, but symbols of prestige with symbolic ancestor figures that would watch over and imbue power to the paddlers. For a similar example and more detailed information about Maori prow carvings please see the Penn Museum website article "Maori War Canoe Ornaments" by H. U. Hall, Museum Bulletin V, no. 5 (March 1935): 55-59, and the Penn Museum object number: 18128. Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #170373 Condition: The 3 main wood pieces easily come apart via pegs and tenons and are missing several pegs and is slightly loose when upright, but easily could be reinforced. Wear chips and abrasions to base due to shifting of wood panels and small areas of discoloration with a modern white pigment. Nicks to high pointed area of largest panel, but overall excellent condition and intact carvings.
• MAORI STYLE CARVED WOOD PATU WAR
  MAORI STYLE CARVED WOOD PATU WAR CLUB 20th c., with inlaid abalone shell details, 13.5"l x 4.5"w
• MAORI OR OCEANIC SCRIMSHAW RIB.
  MAORI OR OCEANIC SCRIMSHAW RIB. Twentieth century. Carved shaped and notched edges, scrimshaw decoration includes symbols, snakes, shapes and center section with squares, crosshatching, symbols and diagonal lines. Some wear and yellowing with age. 15"w.
• Maori Heitiki Pendant- 2.5''
  Maori Heitiki Pendant- 2.5''
• [GAUGUIN] MAREHUREHU...O-TAHITI,
  [GAUGUIN] MAREHUREHU...O-TAHITI, 1925, #344/525 Marc Chadourne and Maurice Guiere. Marehurehu entre le jour et la nuit...des Maoris d'O-Tahiti. Librairie de France, 1925, #344/525 with 14 full-page wood-cut illustrations by Paul Gauguin, softcover, 11.25"h x 9"w
• [GAUGUIN] MAREHUREHU...O-TAHITI,
  [GAUGUIN] MAREHUREHU...O-TAHITI, 1925, #142/525 Marc Chadourne and Maurice Guiere. Marehurehu entre le jour et la nuit...des Maoris d'O-Tahiti. Librairie de France, 1925, #142/525 with 14 full-page wood-cut illustrations by Paul Gauguin (lacking the plate after page 32), and with facsimile manuscript page laid in, softcover, 11.25"h x 9"w
• FINE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD BUST
  FINE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD BUST CARVING OF MAN W/ MOKOOceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, ca. late 19th century to early 20th century CE. This is a fine hand carved portrait style bust of a Maori warrior or chieftain. The man is portrayed with an ornate moko tattoo across his face and neck, and one ear has an earring, perhaps to represent a prestigious stone ear ornament known as a kuru. The incised linear and scrolling markings are sharp and well defined, the facial expression is intense and stern - the eyes have drilled pupils that may have been inlaid with nacre or stones. Stylized faces of spirit guardians and more naturalist portraits of chieftains were often placed on building roofs, near entrances, or on poles to mark clan borders known as "rahui." Size: 2" W x 4.75" H (5.1 cm x 12.1 cm); 6.75" H (17.1 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #166442 Condition: Minor surface abrasions and pressure fissures, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina throughout. Mounted on custom acrylic stand.
• Box Old Maori Hei Tiki Pendant etc.
  Box Old Maori Hei Tiki Pendant etc.
• NEW ZEALAND PARTIAL BLACK AND GREEN
  NEW ZEALAND PARTIAL BLACK AND GREEN PAINTED WOOD TEWHATEWHANew Zealand Partial Black and Green Painted Wood Tewhatewha
• A collection of Maori moss agate
  A collection of Maori moss agate figures, a beaver, a turtle, a malachite bead necklace, a plastic bead necklace and two pebbles
• 19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI
  19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS, ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction** Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known a "hoe" that was intended for dance or ceremony, rather than for propelling a boat. The blade has swirled spirals and the other side has scrolling motifs, known as kowhaiwhai - chevron and stepped motifs continue on the handle - leaving areas bare for gripping. Just above the blade is an abstract tiki face inlaid with nacre shell eyes. Maori wood carving is an incredible art form, its practitioners rightly recognized as masters. Their woodcarving tradition lasted in many areas into the later nineteenth century despite colonization and missionaries. Carving schools in several areas of the country kept the Maori tradition alive. Carvers used local trees, and a prayer known as a karakia would be said prior to cutting them down, thus showing respect for the forest. Size: 5" W x 59.75" H (12.7 cm x 151.8 cm) The kowhaiwhai patterning, although geometric, are derived from the natural world - inspired by plants and animals. The intricacy of these carvings suggests a ceremonial or dance purpose, although by the late 19th century, paddles were produced for commerce. The Maori, and in particular the Te Arawa people, explored and settled the coast of New Zealand by boat, and canoes played a large role in their culture and mythology. In fact, the Te Arawa name comes from the great ancestral canoe that carried them to the islands, and unsurprisingly paddles / spade shaped tools were incorporated into ritual and daily life on land as well as the water. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Provenance: Private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired from Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 2000 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177412 Condition: Chips and abrasions to blade and handle, and stable pressure fissure on blade. Otherwise intact and excellent.
• 19TH C. MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO
  19TH C. MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO ORATOR STAFF W/ NACRE INLAY...Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay of nacre shells in the finial and just above the smooth tip. A tokotoko is a traditional Maori staff used by an highly respected leader or orator as a symbol of authority and status. Carved along its full length, aside from its bottom tip, with intricate whakairo patterns. The deep carving and notching, known as pakati, is characteristic of Maori art. The staff can be a representation of family lineage and power- thus the owner's authority or right to speak. Size: 37.75" L x 3" W (95.9 cm x 7.6 cm) Maori wood carving is an incredible art form, its practitioners rightly recognized as masters. Their woodcarving tradition lasted in many areas into the later nineteenth century despite colonization and missionaries. Carving schools in several areas of the country kept the Maori tradition alive. Carvers used local trees, and a prayer known as a karakia would be said prior to cutting them down, thus showing respect for the forest. Massive wooden architectural elements, such as those still preserved at Whakarewarewa, reflect similar carved elements to those on this stick. Indeed, the tokotoko is designed to have motifs associated with the Wharenui, or meeting house in a community. The Kaumatua in the family - an older person who is the keeper of knowledge and passes it on orally - may hold the tokotoko while speaking with the people gathered in the Wharenui for a Hui (gathering). Provenance: Private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired from Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 2000 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177414 Condition: Minor surface nicks and chips to wood. Nice patina and light wear to tip. Excellent condition overall.
• Maori Mere Pounamu (Greenstone
  Maori Mere Pounamu (Greenstone Maori Hand Club)tapering form with rounded flat end and carved details to handle with pierced hole to handle; also known as a patu pounamu.15.25 x 3 3/8 in.Some very minor roughness to rounded end.
• MERANDA LOMAYAKTEWA , ZUNI FIRE GOD
  MERANDA LOMAYAKTEWA , ZUNI FIRE GOD HAKAI WHIITI Title: Meranda Lomayaktewa , Zuni Fire God Hakai Whiiti Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 Frame dimensions: 9 x 7 x 5
• MAORI CARVED FIGURAL LOOM STICK,
  MAORI CARVED FIGURAL LOOM STICK, LATE 19TH C.Maori carved figural loom stick, late 19th c., with abalone inlay, 22 1/2" l. Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot. Condition: Good condition. No apparent damages or repairs.
• 19TH C MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO LEADER
  19TH C MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO LEADER ORATOR STAFF W/ NACRE...**First Time At Auction** Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with a mesmerizing "corkscrew" shape with abstract tiki figures just under the bulbous finial and Nacre shells are inlaid along the 4 lower rotations. Tokotoko is a traditional Maori staff used by an highly respected leader or orator as a symbol of authority and status. Carved along its full length aside from its bottom tip and rounded finial, with intricate scrolling kowhaiwhai patterns over a twisting surface - with a narrow openwork area head to top - perhaps for securing a cord or feather ornaments. The deep carving and notching, known as pakati, is characteristic off Maori art that are related to tattoos. The tiki figures and motifs are representations of a tupuna or ancestors related to the tokotoko's owner, representing family lineage and thus their authority or right to speak. Size: 35" L x 1.5" W (88.9 cm x 3.8 cm) Maori wood carving is an incredible art form, its practitioners rightly recognized as masters. Their woodcarving tradition lasted in many areas into the later nineteenth century despite colonization and missionaries. Carving schools in several areas of the country kept the Maori tradition alive. Carvers used local trees, and a prayer known as a karakia would be said prior to cutting them down, thus showing respect for the forest. Massive wooden architectural elements, such as those still preserved at Whakarewarewa, reflect similar carved elements to those on this stick. Indeed, the tokotoko is designed to have motifs associated with the Wharenui, or meeting house in a community. The Kaumatua in the family - an older person who is the keeper of knowledge and passes it on orally - may hold the tokotoko while speaking with the people gathered in the Wharenui for a Hui (gathering). For a near identical example of a tokotoko, please see the Museum of New Zealand's website, registration number: OL000024.S/3 Provenance: Private Vero Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired from Morning Star Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 2000 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. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #177413 Condition: Old stable pressure fissures and chips to finial head and along the length. Small area of repair with a resin or wax to lower twist (2nd from bottom tip) along the edge and around nacre inlay. Overall excellent and lustrous and smooth patina.
• Mormon Elder's copy of a rare New
  Mormon Elder's copy of a rare New Zealand Maroi Language vocabulary booklet dated 1896 with the notation ''Purchased Auckland Aug. 3/99.'' Owner's name Wm. W. Shaw Ogden Utah along with rubber stamp of his name is found in a few places.
• MAIJA (COLORADO, 20/21ST CENTURY)
  MAIJA (COLORADO, 20/21ST CENTURY) FOUR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHSMAIJA (Colorado, 20/21st century) four offset lithographs: "Cliff Dwellers," "Ancient Ways," "Night Watch," and "Dream Makers," each signed and numbered, from editions of 950, images measure from 22" x 26" to 22" x 28", unframed, in original folios.
• KALAALLIT PEOPLES, INUIT MODEL
  KALAALLIT PEOPLES, INUIT MODEL UMIAK likely early 20th c., Greenland, seal skin parchment, wood, cloth and hair, kayak framed and wrapped, with carved and dressed doll oarsmen, oars and regalia, 4"h x 28"l x 5"w
• MAIJA (COLORADO, 20/21ST CENTURY)
  MAIJA (COLORADO, 20/21ST CENTURY) FOUR OFFSET LITHOGRAPHSMAIJA (Colorado, 20/21st century) four offset lithographs: "Call of the Wild," "Spirit of the Wolf," "Inherit the Wind," and "Mourning Dove," each signed and numbered, from editions of 950, images measure from 22" x 26" to 22" x 28", unframed, with original folios.
• Tukiki Manomie ??? ??? (b. 1952),
  Tukiki Manomie ??? ??? (b. 1952), Kinngait (Cape Dorset) BEAR SPIRIT BEAR SPIRIT
• MARI MAHR (b. 1941): "A TIME IN THE
  MARI MAHR (b. 1941): "A TIME IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC" Gelatin silver print 24 x 36 in. signed dated '88 and titled below image.
• Mary Kahootsuak Miki (b. 1920),
  Mary Kahootsuak Miki (b. 1920), Arviat (Eskimo Point) UNTITLED (HUNTING SCENE) UNTITLED (HUNTING SCENE)