waka huia (box) - Maori artefacts
25 item(s) found:
20th century oval Wakahuia box with three rauru spirals on lid, the heads on each end have paua shell inset eyes. Length 53 cm
Maori folk art carved box, hinged lidded box with highly reliefed na? e Maori carving motifs throughout. Height 13 cm. Width 21 cm. Depth 15.5 cm.
Maori folk art carved tobacco box, a hinged, lidded box. Tiki face carved to top with inset paua eyes. Dog-tooth notching and haehae lines to front and back, and koru designs to each side. Height 5.4 cm. Width 15.7 cm. Depth 11 cm.
A mid 19th century Rongowhakaata waka huia, of elongated ovoid shape, the lid fitting into a notch at each end. Decorated with rauponga spirals triple haehae and pakati notching, each end with a projecting weku head with haliotis-shell eyes.…
A early 20thC Ngati Tarawhai ebonised lidded box, the deeply carved lid with a weku head with cut Haliotis shell eyes, further weku heads to the side panels, the front and back panels carved with manaia figures. 21 cm x 11 cm
An early/mid 20th century Maori carved papahou (treasure box), all-over lineal and notch carved, the tall long lid with masks at each end, the base supported by stylised masks, paua inserts. Length 35 cm. Height 14 cm.
20th century Maori carved small wooden box with sliding lid. Carved all over. Length 12 cm. Y no. To be assessed
The 'Kronfeld mere' - rare & magnificent 18th century greenstone mere. History: Known as the Kronfeld mere (also, the 'P&O mere') after the first collectors, Dr. And Mrs M. Kronfeld, who presented it to the NZ Shipping Company Ltd.…
Late 18th century stone carved oval waka huia lidded box, with spiral carving all over the underneath with two tiki bodies as handles each end, male and female. Lid has two tiki figures and partially carved in whakarare style carving. Length 42 cm.…
Early contact period c.1790s Superbly carved oval waka huia lidded box. Spiral carving; suspension point carved with two giant tiki faces each end with paua shell eyes (one eye missing).…
Waka huia by Tene Waitere C. 1853 - 1931, a Ngati Tarawhai carver, Te Aroha, Rororua, l.63 cm. Width 14 cm
Maori feather box. Richly carved with 2 seated figures and paua shell inlay lid
Captain Cook period Maori wooden Waka Huia box with Huia feather. A superb specimen of Maori carving of rare large oblong shape with lid. A similar Waka Huia box is in the British Museum*.…
Finely Waka Huia by Tene Waitere c.…
Single Huia feather, the Huia's feathers were valued highly and exchanged for other valuable goods such as greenstone and shark teeth, or given as tokens of friendship and respect.…
18th century finely carved Waka Huia - treasure box,…
An oval Maori feather box, inlaid with Paua shell, circa 20th century
modern treasure box (Waka huia) with two reclined figures on lid with tops of heads joined, eyes set with paua shell and protruding tongues. Surface carving around the base which has a flat bottom. Length 30.7 cm. W.10 cm.
Quality wooden highly carved lid of a Wakahuia box (Please note - lid only). Carved most likely by Rangi Redman, he would have signed the box but it is missing. Length 26 cm, 20th century.…
Jane Brenkley treasure box exterior all carved with Maori motifs and inset with single paua shell, interior lid painted with lake scene, entitled Kia Ora Ka Toa, signed Jane Brenkley 1946 to lid. Length 32 cm (repair to back hinge)
A fine decorative New Zealand Folk Art carved kauri box the lid painted with a young Maori woman holding a child, a cloak about their shoulders, enclosed by linear and knotched carving and a mask to each corner. Width 21.4 cm diameter 10.4 cm. Height 4.…
A Folk Art carved rectangular box decorated with Maori Masks and Paua shell inlay, circa 1930, the hinged cover with a pronounced stylised mask with Paua shell eye inlays, the surfaces finished in deep red-brown. Width 30 cm diameter 21.5 cm. Height 9 cm
Contact period hanging Wakahuia Treasure Box or Feather Box c. 1810-1840 of elongated oval shape with a beautifully carved head at each end (see photo). Tiny damage to the lid at one end. Carved overall pattern of spirals. Length 49.5 cm. Width 12 cm.…
Rare 18th century Maori wooden container and lid (Wakahuia box), 'Contact period', designed to be suspended from the rafters and treasures kept inside, some traces of distress in the carving underneath, with two tiki figures (one each end). Length 44.4 cm
A fine Waka Huia, attributed to Jacob William Heberly (Hakopa Heperi) 1849-1906, the dark brown wooden vessel of oval shape with two projecting carved faces at either end,…