AUGUST ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 14 August 2018 - 10:00 AM start
An old Maori/Pacific carved wood and stone hafted adze (toki poutangata)
Realised: $400 plus premium
Lot Details
the mildly tapered shaft carved with a stylised horned Maori figure, the other side with a sinuous serpent, the grip with lineal carved detail, the stone toki (adze blade) of Duff type 3A, well lashed with woven fibre, spiral carved detail to the pointed haft end. Overall length 610, approx. length of blade 110. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection. Not registered
