Maori, Oceanic & African Arts Tuesday, 7 December 2021 - 4:00 PM start
Charles Troughton Clark Maori Portrait Photo of Jean Batten
Realised: $1,000 plus premium
Lot Details
A Rare Charles Troughton Clark Portrait Photo of Jean Batten The image taken during a visit to Rotorua in the 1930s. Jean Batten photographed standing in front of an amo wearing a Korowai with hukahuka thrums, adorned with a hei tiki and holding a patu paraoa ( whalebone hand club) 20 x 16cm Provenance: Private Collection Auckland, Sold by Webb's auctions in 1994
