Māori and Oceanic Art Tuesday, 10 October 2023 - 4:00 PM start

A 19th Century Tokotoko Attributed To Jacob William Heberley (1849 - 1906)

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

Lot Details

A 19th Century Tokotoko Attributed To Jacob William Heberley (1849 - 1906) Naturalistic carved figure with ta-moko surmounting four wheku heads. The figures with inset cut paua shell eyes (one missing) and decorated with triple haehae and pakati (dog tooth) notching. The head conjoined with a wheku head forming the handle. H 93cm, Y10664