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Place of Origin: New Zealand
Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian
Located in London, GB
Antique Maori hard wood stick staff Tiki design Oceanic Polynesian
A Finely carved antique Maori hard wood stick
A Maori hard wood staff or walking ...
Category
Early 20th Century New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Hardwood
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
Located in London, GB
A Finely Carved Polynesian Maori Feather ‘Treasure Box’ and Cover
With superb colour and patina
Wood, haliotis (abalone) shell
New Zealand
Early ...
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Early 19th Century Antique New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Maori Hand Carved Tribal Sculpture of Hunter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand carved Maori sculpture of a hunter carrying a crocodile and fish.
Category
1940s Tribal Vintage New Zealand Folk Art
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Wood
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Carved Wood Māori Wahaika Club New Zeland
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wood club known as Wahaika intricately carved and inlayed with small round shells from New Zealand circa 1920s. The hand-hold club was traditionally used as a close-range combat we...
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Early 20th Century Tribal New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Wood
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare Long Maori Paddle ‘Hoe’
Superb colour and patina
Wood
Maori / New Zealand
Late 18th / early 19th Century
Size: 217cm long - 85½ ins long
...
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Late 18th Century Antique New Zealand Folk Art
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Oceanian Mask made of Vegetal Fibers
By Another Human
Located in Miami, FL
Ceremonial Oceanian Mask made of Vegetal fibers covered with colored clay in certain parts probably used for ceremonial events .
The organic and strange shape is well known in these ...
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1950s Folk Art Vintage New Zealand Folk Art
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Natural Fiber
1970s White Fluffy Sheep Skin Bed Throw or Rug
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Shaggy white wild sheep skin bed throw or rug.
Quilted from pieces of fluffy soft sheep skin and sewn together.
New Zealand.
Natural ivory white sheep co...
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Mid-20th Century Bohemian New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Sheepskin
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