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Lot 293

Maori Tinder Box, New Zealand

11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$10,075 inc. premium

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Maori Tinder Box, New Zealand

length 8in (20cm)

Provenance
Taylor A. Dale, Santa Fe
Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, California, acquired from the above in 1986

In rectangular form with hollowed out interior with a lip for the lid; intricately carved throughout the surface with finely incised linear, curvilinear and feathered designs distinctly attributable to Maori design; the top with a tiki head serving as a handle; two tiki figures with proportionally-large heads carved at the ends; fine, original, unpolished dark-brown patina.

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