Maori, Oceanic & African Arts Tuesday, 7 December 2021 - 4:00 PM start
Fine Wakahuia (Treasure Box)
Realised: $42,000 plus premium
Lot Details
A Fine Wakahuia (Treasure Box) Classical ovoid orthodox form. Each end carved with ancestral figures with projecting wheku heads. The body of the box carved with longitudinal lines of rauponga with pakati (dog tooth ) notching. The lid with similar rauponga carving with reducing pakati (dog tooth) notching. The longitudinal bands intersected by a cross section band of rauponga carving. The box rim and lid with extended takarangi spirals 50 cm length Provenance: Private collection; Purchased by the current owner in Paris in 1974 in the Arts Primitifs auction at Hotel Drouot. A copy of the catalogue included with the lot.
