MAY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 22 May 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A late 19thC Maori carved tokotoko (orator's stick) attributed to Tene Waitere (1854-1931)
Realised: $1,300 plus premium
Lot Details
with three figures carved to the shaft, paua eyes absent, fine lineal and notch decoration to the majority of its length. Length 910. Note: Similar examples illustrated in 'Carved Histories' by Roger Neich, pub. 2001, pg 234. Some age cracking. Registered Y20226.