Tribal Art Sale at Webb's

Webb's of New Zealand will present a sale of tribal art and artifacts in Auckland on June 10. The assemblage of some 240 lots will include a fine selection of works from across Oceania, including a host of Maori garments and accessories, Polynesian and Melanesian prestige objects, as well as a collection of African arts.

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Ancestor figure  -  Marquesas Islands

Feather box  -  Maori, New Zealand

Gable mask  -  Satawan Atoll, Mortlock Islands

Whalebone ornament  -  Maori, New Zealand

Images courtesy of Webb's

Tribal Art Auction at Webb's

Webb's will hold a sale of important Oceanic and African art in Auckland on September 14. Highlights will include a large collection of Melanesian adornments and statuary, a rare nguru flute with superb provenance and a fine kahu kiwi cloak and an array of weaponry and adornments.

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Nguru flute  -  New Zealand

Kiwi feather kahu cloak  -  New Zealand

 Images courtesy of Webb's

Tribal Art Auction - Webb's, March 28

On Wednesday, March 28, Webb's of New Zealand will present a sale of several significant international collections of Maori taonga and artifacts from a range of Oceanic cultures. An historically important poutokomanawa (carved centre post) and two significant feather cloaks are included alongside a lifetime collection of Maori and Oceanic fish hooks, as well as early examples from the Webster collection, Maori weaponry, adornment and a quality selection of Melanesian, Polynesian and African tribal artworks.

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Poutokomanawa figure attributed to Anaha Te Rahui (1822–1913)  -  Maori, New Zealand

Feathered prestige cloak, kahu huruhuru  -  Maori, New Zealand  -  Late nineteenth century

Figural pendant, hei tiki  -  Maori, New Zealand  -  Eighteenth century

Ancestral figure, tekoteko  -  Maori, New Zealand

Trade axe with manaia finial, patiti  -  Maori, New Zealand  -  Mid-nineteenth century

Club with manaia finial, kotiate  -  Maori, New Zealand

Group of Oceanic fishing lures  -  Various cultures, nineteenth century

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