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Place of Origin: New Zealand
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
Provenance:
W.D. Webster, B...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal 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
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
Maori New Zealand Hand Carved Wood Hand Club Patu
Located in Studio City, CA
Great piece made by the Maori People of New Zealand. Hand carved and decorated.
A patu is a club or pounder and was originally designed and carved from wood by the Maori people a...
Category
Mid-20th Century New Zealand Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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