Māori, Oceanic Art & African Art Tuesday, 4 October 2022 / 3:00 pm start
An Important 19th Century Taiaha (Fighting Staff)
Estimate $5,000 - $10,000
Realised: $4,200 plus premium
Lot Details
An Important 19th Century Taiaha (Fighting Staff) Carved head and undecorated arero (tongue) with slender tapering shaft. Provenance: Ngā Puhi leader and politician Hone Mohi Tāwhai, rangatira (tribal leader) of Te Māhurehure, a sub-tribe of Ngā Puhi, presented this Taiaha to the late Wesleyan Reverend William Rowse sometime between 1863 and 1878. 142cm length. Y 21713
