Dunbar Sloane Tribal Artefacts

2014

3 DECEMBER 2014

NOVEMBER • TOYS/ANTIQUES/ORIENTAL/FURNITURE

TRIBAL ARTEFACTS

DECEMBER • TRIBAL ARTEFACTS

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Buyers of Maori artefacts All artefacts that have a Y number can only be purchased by those that are registered collectors with the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. These collectors have a ‘registered number’ which is shown to us before you can pick up the items.

Dating of Artefacts Pre-European

Before Captain Cook (1760s and earlier) Captain Cook Period

1760s to 1790s Contact Period

1790s to 1840s Y number artefacts cannot leave the country without written permission from the Ministry.

If you are not a registered collector, you can apply to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage to become one. Forms are in the back of this catalogue. You can register as a collector if you usually reside in New Zealand.

In such circumstances you can bid and pay for your purchases immediately, but you cannot uplift them until you produce your registered collector number.

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Trading & Collecting Period

1850s to 1920s There are no restrictions on the purchase of Maori items that have no Y number or Pacific Island or other artefacts from around the world.

NOTE Pre-sale estimates are intended as a general guide only and are prepared well in advance of the sale. All lots, depending on the degree of competition, can realise prices above or below the given estimates.

WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER / 5pm 18th & 19th Century maori artefacts from the following highly important collections:

Webster UK K alimantan Collection Christie, New Plymouth Wagener Museum (Houhora , Northland)

PLUs tribal art fRom countries around the world VIEWING* Mon 1 Dec 10am– 5pm Tues 2 Dec 10am– 5pm Wed 3 Dec 10am– 4pm * Please note: Maori & Tribal lots are not available to view before 1 Dec.

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MAORI This auction includes 26 Maori items from the famous ‘Christie New Plymouth collection’.

We sold many items from this collection approximately six years ago for record prices. These are the final lots.

M1

A Greenstone Hei Tiki, c. 1860 Hourglass hole. Greenstone is Bowenite. L. 7.9cm.

Y17056.

Est. $800–1200

M2

A 20th C. Greenstone Kuru Pendant Greenstone is Kahurangi. Silver clasp attached to upper end.

L. 8.2cm. Y17057.

Est. $200–400

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A 19th C. Matau Large fish hook of wood and paua shell and matau lashing.

Ex-New Plymouth collection L. 14.5cm.

Y17271.

Est. $400–700

M4

A 19th C. Matau Fish hook of wood and paua shell with bone point.

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

L. 11cm.

Y17272.

Est. $300–500

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A 19th C. Matau Fish hook of wood and paua shell with bone point.

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

L. 12cm.

Y17273.

Est. $300–500

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AN EARLY 19th C. Maori Carved wooden feeding bowl Bowl is shaped like a gourd. Pakati, haehae designs with paua shell inlay.

The bowl depicts four manaia and one tekoteko face.

Provenance: It was gifted to the owner by local Maori as Koha for a medical consultation.

L. 38cm, H. 10cm. Y17055.

Est. $1000–1700 A late 18th C. fine quality Stone Patu Onewa Two chips to blade, three nice grooves to butt. L. 32.5cm. Y10828.

Est. $1200–1700

M8

A 19th C. Matau Fish hook of wood and paua shell but missing bone point. Ex-New Plymouth collection. L. 10cm. Y17274.

Est. $200–400

M9

A late 18th C. wooden bird feeder Dark coloured wood. Rare but worn, split on wide end. Ex-New Plymouth collection. L. 66cm. Y17282.

Est. $200–400

M10 An 18th C. Patu Arahe

(Fern Root Pounder) Very good example and rare. Ex-New Plymouth collection. L. 35cm. Y17279.

Est. $300–500

M11 A late 18th C. whale bone

Patu Paraoa A superb patu in off-white cream with some age. Six grooves to handle end. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 714.8g. L. 37.5cm. Y17277.

Est. $2500–4000

M12 A very large 18th C.

Stone Pounder Of volcanic stone. Once giant size but top stone handle broken off approximately 100 years ago.

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

L. 32.5cm. Y17302.

Est. $100–300

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M13 A 19th C. Tewhatewha

M15 A good early 19th C. Taiaha

M14 A very good early 19th C.

M16 An early 19th C. Tewhatewha

(Fighting Staff) Carved midsection with paua shell eyes.

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

L. 144cm. Y17286.

Est. $1300–2300

Taiaha (Fighting Staff) Carved tongue and head with four paua shell eyes. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 724.4g. L. 141cm. Y17284.

Est. $1500–2500

(Fighting Staff) Carved tongue and head with four paua shell eyes. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 909.8g. L. 138cm. Y17283.

Est. $1500–2500

M17 A rare late 18th C. Patu Tuna

(Seal hitting Club) Grip shape handle, blade area narrows to a point. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 467.3g. L. 47cm. Y17280.

Est. $400–800

Long-handled club with carved midsection. Red wax eyes. Ex-New Plymouth collection. Weight 853.3g.

L. 124cm.

Est. $1300–2300

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M18 A very good quality

19th C. Patiti (Short handled weapon) Carved tiki face at top and manaia head at the base butt. With whale bone handle and an iron mounted axe, maker William Gilpin 1860s imprinted into side of axe blade. Provenance: possibly South Island.

Est. $2000–3000

M19 18th C. wooden adze handle

Carved flat at top to have an adze lashed on. Has a small tiki head carved at the top. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 186.4g. L. 49cm.

Est. $300–900

M20 Pre European Kaheru

(Garden Implement) Dark coloured wood, shaped blade area, narrow handle with rounded top.

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Weight 83.1g. L. 31cm. Y17278.

Est. $100–400

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M21 19th C. Kakauroa

(long handled axe) A rare long handled axe in very good condition. Old metal axe head blade with stamp. Carved Janus face at junction of blade and handle, with another Janus carved face with paua shell eyes halfway down the handle (one paua eye missing). L. 129cm. Y07868.

NB: a missionary steel axed head made in Saltley Mill, Birmingham, UK. Est. $4000–6000

M22 An early 19th C. Taiaha

A superb Taiaha with carved tongue and paua shell eyes. Arero carved with Rauponga and spiral design. Beautiful balance and a fine Maori weapon in medium brown wood. Provenance: Ex-Webster collection No. 176 and 606, originally sold by Dunbar Sloane.

Ex-Miet collection, UK. L. 151cm.

Y06506.

Est. $1700–2800

M23 A 19th C. Tewhatewha

Mid brown wood polished staff ends in a blunt point with a carved ridge 7cm from the bottom. L. 111cm. Y13220.

Provenance: Has been in the family since 1880s – first came to Timaru, NZ in 1848. Great-grandfather of vendor moved to Dunedin 1883 and established friendship with local Maori, and began collecting artefacts.

Est. $1500–2000

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M24 A rare late 18th C. PRE-

EUROPEAN greenstone Hei Tiki, Ex-Kalimantan collection (see book on display at viewing) A dark greenstone with white and brown scistose flaws. The head is especially large with no neck with an hourglass suspension hole. The eyes and limbs are deeply carved, with light carving at the mouth and shoulders.

Well polished.

Provenance: Ex-AM Hughes collection. Auckland family firm, Hughes & Cossar Liquor. Hughes was an ex All Black and prominent figure in the racing industry. He purchased Maori ar tefacts from Dunbar Sloane Wellington over the years.

L. 8.5cm.

Y07812.

Est. $20,000–25,000

M25 A quality 19th c. maori

fish hook Wood, paua shell, bone barb and string lashings. In very good condition overall.

L. 9.2cm. Y16356.

Est. $650–900

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M26

A Rare CONTACT PERIOD 19th C. Greenstone Hei Tiki, Ex-Kalimantan collection (see book on display at viewing) Greenstone is Kawakawa. The carving of this Hei Tiki is different, the neck is long and the body is a continuous smooth loop with hourglass-shaped body holes. The oval head has shallow eye rings that are darkened with high eyebrow grooves. The long thin nose leads to a simple heart-shaped mouth.

L. 8.5cm.

Y15660 Est. $18,000–22,000

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M28 A rare Cearly 19th C. CONTACT PERIOD Greenstone Hei Tiki, Ex-Kalimantan collection (see book on display at viewing)

The greenstone is a rich dark green with a shading flaw by the chin. The large Hei Tiki is thick with deep carvings and a satiny smooth surface. The eyes are very large and the nose has a deep groove. There are ribs on the concave chest and sharp elbow corners. Threefingered hands rest on hips with deep oval holes marking the body. The feet are slightly marked.

Provenance: Possibly from the Te Arewa region of Rotorua.

L. 12cm.

Y15664.

Est. $8,000-12,000

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M29 A Contact Period Ketu

M32 An early 19th C. Ketu

M30 An early 19th C. Ketu

M33 A rare Contact Period Patu

(Weeding tool) Kink in grip handle. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 5211. Blade 61cm.

Overall L. 104cm. Y08574.

Est. $400–900

(agricultural tool) Kinkin grip. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 5220.

L. 75cm. Y08572.

Est. $300–600

M31 A Contact Period Ketu

(Digging stick) Wooden handle with knob at the end. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 5219. L. 86cm.

(Needs a Y certificate.)

Est. $100–400

Aruhe (Fernroot Beater) Dense wood, flared butt, fine condition.

Also Pangaru in black ink. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 5233. L. 37cm. Y08517.

Est. $400–1000

M34 A Pre European Patu Aruhe (Fernroot beater) Well worn. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland). L. 27cm.

Y08464.

Est. $100–300

M35 A Contact Period Patu Aruhe (Fernroot beater) Wooden patu. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 5230.

L. 34cm. Y08553.

Est. $200–500

M29

(Agricultural tool) Oblong cross section. Ex-Wagener Museum (Houhora, Northland) No. 361. L. 181cm. Y08567.

Est. $200–400

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M36 A Whalebone Patiti, c. 1840,

(short handled weapon) With steel axe head. Bone is worn and polished. Provenance: possibly South Island. L. 28cm. Y13501.

Est. $2000–3000

M37 A 19th C. Whalebone Patu

Square hole, four grooves on butt.

L. 35.5cm. Y1218.

Est. $1400–2400

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M38 A Maori Carved Musket, c. 1851 Single barrel percussion 16-gauge shotgun with beautifully carved stock bore. No gun licence required.

L. 124cm. No Y number.

Est. $1000–1400

M39 A Tokotoko,

(Walking Stick), c. 1900 Highly carved with inlaid paua shell throughout. L. 95cm. Y17053.

Est. $400–700

M40 A 303 B14 Long Tom rifle with

20th C. carved stock and butt in the Ngati Maniapoto style c. 1940s. Gun licence required.

Serial no. W230819.

Est. $600–800

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M41 Early 19th C. Stone Pounder

M43 A large 19th C. Toki

M42 A rare Maori Stone Lamp

M44 A 19th C. Greenstone

Pitted volcanic stone with top hand grip. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

L. 21.5cm. Y17301.

Est. $100–200

with carved face Two eyes and a mouth. Dark volcanic stone. Ex-New Plymouth collection.

Dia. 8.5cm. Y17303.

Est. $400–800

(Stone Adze) Some damage to blade edge. Ex-New Plymouth collection. L. 26.5cm. Y17288.

Est. $100–300

Toki (Adze) Good quality pounamu. Good cutting edge and suspension hole. Provenance: Ex-New Plymouth collection with ‘Manaia 1910’ sellotaped on. L. 11cm.

Y17276.

Est. $300–600

M45 A 19th C. Greenstone

Toki (Adze) With bevelled cutting edge, nice example of a cutting tool. Ex-New Plymouth collection. L. 105cm. Y17275.

Est. $100–300

M46 A 20th C. Maori Lidded Kumete (Food Bowl), c. 1950s By descent from Mr Tom Spears, the general manager of Berger Paints.

L. 45cm.

Est. $400–1000

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M47 A Cabinet of Eight Carved

Maori Art Pieces by superb Master Carver Rangi Redman Made in the 1970s from New Zealand Kauri. The cabinet includes:

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Three wooden & bone fish hooks One wooden & greenstone ceremonial adze - Toki Pou Tangata One war canoe – Waka Taua One carved head - Koruru One treasure box - Waka Huia One wooden ‘R’ label

The cabinet is made entirely without metal fastenings, with carved Maori motifs around the edges and three small drawers at the bottom. Accompanied

by Certificate of Authenticity. H. 102cm, D. 24cm, W. 122cm.

Est. $10,000–12,000

M48 Four rare early Maori samples

carved wooden panels, c. 1940s Used as teaching aids for student carvers at the Rotorua carving school.

Carved double-sided and stained.

Est. $200–300 (4)

M49 Two rare early Maori

wooden samples as above Carved double-sided but not stained.

Est. $200–300 (2)

M50 A Contact Period Maori Stone M52 A 19th/20th C. Greenstone Tiki Pounder with traces of Tiki Mask on the butt, c. 1800 Together with a small greenstone chisel and Pacific Island comb.

Est. $200–600 (3)

Red wax eyes with paua shell on top.

Approx 9cm. Y number pending.

Est. $300–700

M53 Large stone Adze Repaired. L. 26cm.

M51 A Stone Toki (Adze)

Dark grey basalt stone, possibly from the Styx region, North Canterbury.

Duff Type 2A. Provenance: in the vendor’s family for three generations.

L. 16.3cm. Y16269.

Est. $100–200

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M54 A superb 20th C.

Greenstone Mere With hourglass hole and three grooves.

The greenstone quality is superb.

L. 42cm.

Est. $3000–5000

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M55 A fine quality 20th

C. Black Pounamu Mere With hourglass hole and four grooves.

Dark stone. L. 38cm.

Est. $1000–2000

M55

M56 A fine quality 20th C.

Stone Patu With hourglass hole and three grooves to the butt. L. 34cm.

Est. $1000–1500

M56

M57 A 20th C. Greenstone Mere

A quality stone with waves of white washed through the greenstone.

L. 38cm.

Est. $1500–3000

M57

M58 A 20th C. Whalebone Mere In excellent condition.

L. 40cm.

Est. $1000–2000

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M59 A Maori Flax Skirt, c. 1890-1920

Piupiu variety made with twisted cords of natural and black dyed flax as well as yellow and blue wool. In excellent condition. L. 51cm, W. 90cm. Y2308 Est. $100–300

M60 A Maori flax kete, c. 1890-1920

Natural flax body with loops of purple and dyed flax. In excellent condition.

L. 16cm, W. 17cm. Y496.

Est. $100–150

M61 Four 19th C. Toki

(Stone Adzes) Ex-New Plymouth collection.

1. From Waitomo. L. 12.1cm. Y17293.

2. L. 11cm. Y17290.

3. Named but hard to read. L. 16.5cm.

Y17287.

4. L. 12cm. Y17291.

Est. $100–300 (4)

M61(4)

Ex-New Plymouth collection.

1. L. 18cm. Y17296.

2. L. 12.7cm. Y17295.

3. L. 10cm. Y17298.

4. L. 18cm. Y17294.

Est. $100–400 (4)

M63 Five 19th C. Toki from the New Plymouth collection In very good condition.

1. Type 2, excellent condition. L. 17cm.

Y17289.

2. L. 5cm. Y17300.

3. L. 6.5cm. Y17299.

4. L. 21cm. Y17297.

Est. $200–600 (5)

M64 Five objects from the New

Plymouth collection Four wind blown stones in volcano shape (from the sand dune coast near Waverly), one cream coloured. And with a stone with hole in it (maybe used as a sinker). All natural formation.

Est. $100–300 (5)

M65 A 19th C. Whalebone Spoon

from the New Plymouth collection Beautifully made with a hole at the end. Maybe made by Maori or early European settler/missionary, c.1840s.

L. 40cm.

Est. $100–400

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M66 Three Airtu Ahwito

(Caterpillar Fungus) Considered sacred, used as an indelible dye in tattooing. Burnt to a cinder and mixed with dog fat and soot, the remains of which was carefuly preserved and handed down from father to son.

Provenance: Collected from the vendor's father in Taupo in the1950s.

L: 19cm, 20.5cm & 21cm.

Est. $200–400 (3)

M68 Three Airtu Ahwito

(Caterpillar Fungus) As per lot M66.

L: 23.5cm, 22.5cm & 25.5cm.

Est. $200–400 (3)

M69 Three Airtu Ahwito

(Caterpillar Fungus) As per lot M66.

L: 19.5cm, 23cm & 18cm.

Est. $200–400 (3)

M67 Three Airtu Ahwito

(Caterpillar Fungus) As per above lot.

L: 18cm, 19m & 22cm.

Est. $200–400 (3)

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M70 Jon Rangi,

Portrait of Te Hau Takiri Wharepapa Signed. Wharepapa was one of the last chiefs to cling to the ancient style of hair dress. He lived at Mangakahia, North Auckland. 29 x 22cm.

Est. $100–200

M71 George French Angus,

‘Ancient carved Pataka, Waitahanui (Taupo)’ Details on reverse. 34 x 24cm.

Est. $300–600

M72 George French Angus,

‘Carved Pataka at Taupo’ Details on reverse. 31 x 25cm.

Est. $300–500

M73 George French Angus,

M74 George French Angus,

‘Warm bathing pool, Te Rapa, Taupo’ More details on reverse. 26 x 37cm.

Est. $300–600

‘Boiling Springs above Te Rapa, Maori women cooking food, c. 1844’ In 1846 the hillside slid away. More details on reverse. 34 x 27cm.

Est. $300–700

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M75 George French Angus,

‘House at Taupo’ More details on reverse. 24 x 33cm.

Est. $300–600

M76 George French Angus,

‘Ancient carved house at Pari-Pari, Te Kuiti’ This carved house and the whole Pa was consequently abandoned, all decayed and disappeared. More details on reverse. 23 x 35cm.

Est. $300–700

M77 George French Angus,

‘Ancient carvings at Raroere Pa carved by ‘Parinui’ erected

by Te Wherowhero’ More details on reverse. 25 x 32cm.

Est. $300–700

M79 Three Framed Photographs ‘Patera-Ti-Tuhi’, ‘Whare Kauri’, and ‘Maori Chief with Mere’.

Est. $50–100 (3)

M78 George French Angus,

four framed prints ‘Mt Egmont War Canoe’, ‘Motupoi Pah from Roto-aire Lake’ (glass cracked), ‘Te Heuheu’s old Pah, Lake Taupo’, and ‘Motupoi Pah, Rotoaire Lake’.

Est. $100–200 (4)

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An intricately carved Maori wooden canoe prow ‘Tauihu’ by master carver James Rickard The two large spirals in the centre are named Takarangi, taka meaning the curve and rangi is to divide. Celestial navigation relies on the navigators’ understanding of certain constellations and the curvature of the earth.

The curves have been divided to allow the sky to be seen and the figure between is there to join the two spirals together. These spirals are symbolic of the four major ocean currents of the Pacific which were used by the Polynesians in traversing it. The front figure depicts Tangaroa who is the Guardian of the Ocean.

H. 61cm, W. 61cm, L. 168cm.

Est. $12,000–16,000

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M81 A large carved Maori

wooden sculpture of Rakamaomao by master carver James Rickard The ‘cloak’ is carved in a beak-like pattern while the head is of owl form.

This carving tells the story of cult hero Tawhaki who scaled the heavens to consult his tupuna. On his journey Tawhaki noticed the gods using different feathers during certain ceremonies so he asked Rakamaomao’s permission to

take some of these sacred birds back to earth as gifts for his wife. The Huia, Koekoea and the Kotuku were some of the birds brought down to earth.

A person who wears the plumes of these birds in his/her hair becomes synonymous with rangatiratanga. It is said that Rakamaomao, guardian of sacred birds, was in fact the parent of these birds.

M82 A large carved Maori

H. 208cm. W. 63cm.

Est. $8000–12,000

M83 A carved Maori wooden

wooden sculpture of Rongomatane by master carver James Rickard Various paua inset eyes. Rogomatane is the god of food and peace.

Exhibited at NZ Fashion Week 2006.

H. 200cm, W. 66cm.

Est. $8000–12,000

sculpture by master carver James Rickard, ‘Koha’ Paua inset eyes.

L. 142cm, W. 40cm.

Est. $4000–6000

M84 No lot.

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M88 A framed African textile 47 x 50cm.

Est. $100–300

M85 A superb-looking Sunafu

African face mask Comes with padded box for transport.

H. 36cm.

Est. $200–600

M89 A striking African

wooden animal Maybe a head dress, perhaps depicting an antelope. From a Hawkes Bay estate.

H. 119cm.

Est. $200–600

M86 An African Kifwebe face mask

Comes with padded box for transport.

H. 36cm.

Est. $200–600

M90 An African wooden

sculpture of a woman seated with a barrel on her head H. 59cm.

Est. $300–800

M87 An African Dan face mask

with plaited string beard and brass bell H. 54cm (incl beard).

Est. $200–700

M92 A Fijian wooden axe

In flax work decorative cover.

74 x 60cm.

Est. $100–200

M93 A bone pointed stick

from Papua New Guinea Handle L. 77cm.

Est. $100–200

M94 A Solomon Islands spear L. 98cm.

Est. $100–200

M95 A Fijian carved bowl H. 14cm.

Est. $100–200

M91 Two old wooden African

head rests One with triangle design, H. 21cm.

One with twisted rope carrying handle.

H. 16cm.

Est. $200–400 (2)

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M96 A superb Fijian Kava bowl

on four legs Dia. 86cm.

Provenance: From the estate of Leonard Owen Morgan, collected during the 1920s and 30s.

During this time he was principal of Ratu Kadavulevu School in Lodoni.

The school was established in 1924 by Ratu Kadavulevu, the Vunivalu of Bau (the paramount chief of the Kabuna Confederacy, part of Fiji’s House of Chiefs). The school was, and to this day is still, a boarding school, with many of the alumni being chieftains’ sons.

Notable alumni include Laisenia Qarase, Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006, and current military regime leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama.

M97 A Niue Island wooden

When the boys graduated from the school the parents would often bring gifts for the principal, some of which form part of the collection.

Today Ratu Kadavulevu School has a student population of 625 and is multi-racial, co-educational and multistreamed. Lodoni itself is a picturesque village on the east coast of Viti Levu about 50 km north of Suva.

Est. $900–1200

M98 An early and rare

model of a canoe, c. 1920 Carved in parts. Possibly bamboo hull.

L. 137cm.

Est. $400-900

Aboriginal wooden Shield With hand grip, one side ribbed and zigzag pattern. Overall good condition.

Kalgoorlie region, Western Australia.

Provenance: collected by the vendor’s grandfather, c. 1900. L. 70cm.

Est. $600–1000

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Buying at the Auction Please bid clearly and promptly using your bidding number. When you successfully purchase a lot the auctioneer will ask you for your number, and this will show on your invoice.

Approximate Selling Rate Auctions are generally conducted at the rate of about 100 lots per hour. However, this can vary.

Absentee Bidding If you are unable to attend the auction, Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd can bid on your behalf according to your written instructions. This is a free service for intended buyers. Please complete clearly the form at the back of this catalogue and submit it to Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd at least 24 hours before the sale to ensure it is safely received. Lots will be purchased for you as cheaply as possible, subject to other bids in the room and to reserves.

Telephone Bidding If you are unable to attend the auction, you can elect to bid by telephone (subject to availability). Telephone bidding must be arranged with Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd at least 24 hours prior to the sale and is strictly subject to a minimum lot estimate of $1000 or greater.

Please note that the auctioneer determines the increments in bidding, not the telephone bidder.

Buyers Premium The buyer shall pay to Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd a premium of 16% of the hammer price plus GST on the premium only – effectively adding 18.4% to the hammer price.

AFTER THE AUCTION Payment Payment for purchase is due in New Zealand dollars within 48 hours from the date of sale by cash, cheque or eftpos. Alternatively payment can be made by telegraphic transfer direct to our bank: (Please add $25NZ to cover New Zealand bank charges, if paying from overseas.)

ANZ Bank of New Zealand, The Terrace, Wellington Branch Credit 06 0501 0846856 00 Swift Code ANZBNZ22 Payee Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd Please include details of sale date and lot numbers with all payments.

Collection of Purchases Property purchased can be collected as soon as full payment has been received. Any items not collected within seven days of the auction may be subject to a storage and insurance fee.

Items must be paid for straight away and a second account for courier/ freight charges will follow approximately 6 days later when we have had time to confirm courier/NZ Post charges.

National & International Packaging and Transportation We prefer the buyer to pack and arrange transport. Removal firms can make crates, wrap your goods and have them delivered to you.

1. Pack & Send, email: newmarket@packsend.co.nz. Quote lot number, correct auction house (Dunbar Sloane Auckland or Wellington) and date of the auction.

2. It is best to arrange your own freight insurance. It is cheaper with your household insurance company.

3. Couriers do not pack and require payment before they pick up the goods. If you want Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd to pack and pay for couriers we charge accordingly. This is to be paid before the goods leave our premises. We pack with care, however we take no responsibility for damage once your goods leave our premises.

It is up to the buyer to arrange insurance to cover any damage or loss in transit.

4. New Zealand Post Office If you require us to send your items by post we will charge for packing, postage and incidentals. The goods need to be paid for immediately following the auction and we will then quote you for this service. We have to take your items to NZ Post by car, stand in queues and fill in a custom declaration. This all takes considerable time for which we charge NZ $50 over & above packing & freight.

absentee bids Auckland Office 12 Akepiro Street, Mt Eden, PO Box 68527, Auckland 1145, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 630 9178, Fax: +64 9 630 9173 dunbar.akl@xtra.co.nz www.dunbarsloane.com

Type of Auction Date

Please bid on my behalf at the above sale for the following lots. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as permitted by other bids or reserves I agree to comply with the Conditions of Sale as printed in the Catalogue.

Full Name Address Phone

Mobile

Fax

Email

Signed

Date

Collectors Registration Number (for Maori Artefacts only) Successful Bidders will be notified at which time arrangements may be made for payments, collection and despatch.

OVERSEAS BIDDERS MUST COMPLETE SECTION BELOW Alternative methods of payment can be arranged if successful, however we still require the information below.

Cardholder Name Card Number

VISA

AMEX

Mastercard (Please tick one)

Expiry Date Cardholder Signature Lot Number

Title / Description (use block letters)

Maximum Bid Price (excluding premium)

PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BIDS AND READ TERMS BELOW USING THE BIDDING SLIPS Please bid as early as possible. In the event of identical bids, the earliest will take precedence. 'Buy' bids are not accepted. The limit you leave should be the amount to which you would bid if you were to attend the Sale. Each bidding slip should contain bids for one sale only. Alternative bids can be placed by using the word 'OR' between Lot Numbers.

BUYERS PREMIUM Buyers are reminded that a buyer's premium of 16% on the hammer price plus GST on the premium shall be paid to Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd, all up 18.4%.

SHIPPING & DELIVERY Please note that the cost of shipping and delivery is not included in the auction price.

Artefact collectors registr ation form APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS A COLLECTOR OF TAONGA TUTURU Section 14(4) of the Protected Objects Act 1975 1 I/We

(full name this will appear on the certificate)

of

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(physical address)

)

(daytime telephone number)

hereby apply under section 14 of the Protected Objects Act 1975 for registration as a collector of taonga tuturu.

2 Are you ordinarily resident in New Zealand? yes / no If no, please provide details on the amount of time spent in New Zealand and frequency, and your usual place of residence.

3 Have you ever been convicted of an offence against any provision of the Protected Objects (previously known as the Antiquities Act) or of the Historic Places Act?

Declaration by applicant 7 I declare to the best of my knowledge that the contents of this application are true and correct. I undertake to comply with all of the following (a) I shall only transfer taonga tuturu in my collection to: another registered collector, a public museum, or an auctioneer or secondhand dealer licensed to trade in taonga tuturu (note: if the transfer involves a gift or bequest to a relative, the relative does not need to be registered as a collector). (b) I shall make my collection available for examination by any person so authorised by the Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (c) I shall notify the Chief Executive of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage of any change in my collection within 14 days of the change. (d) I shall notify the Chief Executive, Ministry for Culture and Heritage within 14 days of any change in the location of the collection.

Signature If applicable, position in organisation:

Date yes / no If yes, please provide details:

4 Where will taonga tuturu acquired under this certificate usually be held?

5 If this application is made by an organisation, please provide a primary contact for administration purposes:

6 Please enclose contact details: Fax Phone Email Postal

Hm Wk

Please send the signed application to: Protected Objects Ministry for Culture and Heritage PO Box 5364 Wellington Fax: (04) 499 4490 Please note that applications cannot be emailed and the Ministry does not accept electronic signatures.

conditions of sale

1

The highest Bidder is deemed to be the Buyer, and if during the Auction the Auctioneer considers that a dispute has arisen, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again for sale.

2

The Auctioneer has the right to refuse any bid and to advance the bidding at his absolute discretion.

3

a) The Seller shall be entitled to place a reserve on any Lot and the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller for any Lot on which a reserve has been placed. b) Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd have the right to withdraw or divide any Lot or to combine any two or more Lots at their sole discretion.

4

a) The Buyer shall forthwith upon the purchase give in his/her name and permanent address. b) The Buyer may be required to pay down forthwith the whole or any part of the Purchase Money, and if he/she fails to do so, the Lot may at the Auctioneers absolute discretion be put up again and resold. c) The Buyer shall pay to Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd a premium of 16% on the hammer price together with GST at the standard rate on the premium, and agrees that Dunbar Sloane (Auckland), when acting as agent for the Seller, may also receive commission from the Seller.

5

a) Each Lot sold by the Seller thereof with all faults and defects therein and with all errors of description and is to be taken and paid for whether genuine and authentic or not and no compensation shall be paid for the same. b) Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd act as agents only and neither they nor the Seller are responsible for any faults or defects in any Lot or the correctness of any statement as the authorship, origin, date, age, attribution, genuineness, provenance or condition of any Lot. c) All statements in the Catalogues, Advertisements or Brochures of forthcoming sales as to any of the matters specified in (b) above are statements of opinion, and are not to be relied upon as statements of representations of fact, and intending purchasers must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise as to all of the matters specified in (b) above, as to the physical description of any Lot, and as to whether or not any Lot has been repaired. d) The Seller and Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd do not make or give, nor has any person in the employment of Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd any authority to make or give, any representation or warranty. e) In any event neither the Seller nor Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd are responsible for any representation or warranty, or for any statement in the Catalogues, Advertisements or Brochures of forthcoming sales.

6

Not withstanding any other terms of these conditions, if within 7 days after the sale Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd have received from the Buyer of any Lot notice in writing that in his view the Lot is deliberate forgery and within 9 days after such notification, the Buyer returns the same to Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd in the same condition as at the time of sale and satisfies Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd had considered in the light of the entry in the Catalogue the Lot is a deliberate forgery then the sale of the Lot will be rescinded and the purchase price of the same refunded.

7

a) To prevent inaccuracy in delivery, and inconvenience in settlement of Purchase, no Lot can be taken away during the times of sale, nor can any Lot be taken away unless it has been paid for in full. b) All Lots are to paid for and taken away at the Buyer's expense within TWO days from sale.

8

On failure of a Buyer to take away and pay for any Lot in accordance with Condition 7, Dunbar Sloane (Auckland) Ltd reserves any other right or remedies. i) To resell the Lot or cause it to be resold by public sale, any money paid in part payment being forfeited, any deficiency attending such resale after deducting all costs incurred in connection with the Lot to be made good by the defaulting Buyer, and any surplus to be the Seller's or: ii) To store the Lot or cause it to be stored whether at their own premises or elsewhere at the sole expense of the Buyer, and to release the Lot only after payment in full of the purchase price together with interest there on of 5% above Bank minimum lending rate, the accrued cost of removal, storage and insurance (if any) and all other costs incurred in connection with the Lot. iii) If the Lot has been in store pursuant to (ii) for more than 6 months, to remove the Lot from store and to exercise the right set out in (i).

catalogue subscriptions Auckland Office 12 Akepiro Street, Mt Eden, PO Box 68527, Auckland 1145, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 630 9178, Fax: +64 9 630 9173 dunbar.akl@xtra.co.nz www.dunbarsloane.com

AUCKLAND CATALOGUES Please return completed form to Auckland Office, address above.

All costs are noted in New Zealand dollars.

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staff/location AUCKLAND Dunbar Michael Sloane Managing Director of Dunbar Sloane Auckland & Wellington, Auctioneer, Valuer • New Zealand Historical • Collectables • Fine Art • Antiques • Estate Jewellery

Dunbar russell Sloane Auctioneer, Valuer • Maori & Pacific Artefacts • Fine Art • Antiques • Silver • Collectables • Estate Jewellery

helena walker National Director of Fine & Applied Arts, Valuer • New Zealand & International Fine & Applied Arts

Carolin casey Office Manager, Auctioneer Manager, Cataloguer

Gemma Sheils Catalogue Photography & Production, Auctioneers Assistant

location 12 Akepiro Street, Mt Eden, PO Box 68527, Auckland 1145, New Zealand Phone: (09) 630 9178 Fax: (09) 630 9173 dunbar.akl@xtra.co.nz www.dunbarsloane.com

We are Here: [off Charles Street, off Dominion Road NOTE: New direct route to Auckland Airport, via the at new motorway at the end of Dominion Rd. Parking Tips After 5pm and on weekends, clients can park next door in the James Dunlop courtyard.

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If you are unable to park on Akepiro St, we suggest crossing Dominion Road and parking on either Horopito or Brentwood.

Dunbar Sloane Auckland will transport your Fine Art to Wellington to be included in one of our buoyant Art auctions For many years, Dunbar Sloane has offered the option of transporting fine arts and antiques between our two auction houses in Auckland and Wellington in order to get the best market prices for your valuables.

The art market is buoyant in Wellington and we would like to offer the opportunity to have your paintings appraised in Auckland by Dunbar Sloane and then to have them transported with our company to our Wellington auction house. The paintings will be included in one of our frequent New Zealand and international art auctions.

Please contact Helena Walker on (04) 472 1367 or 027 471 3662 to arrange an obligation free appraisal.

2014 NOVEMBER • TOYS/ANTIQUES/ORIENTAL/FURNITURE

TOYS 18 NOVEMBER

ANTIQUES COLLECTABLES FURNITURE & ORIENTAL 19 & 20 NOVEMBER

DECEMBER • TRIBAL ARTEFACTS

TRIBAL ARTEFACTS 3 DECEMBER 2014

DUNBAR SLOANE AUCKLAND