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LOT 1660

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

NEW ZEALAND MAORI CARVED WOOD BOX
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (80 grams, 11.5 x 6.4 cm).

A wooden box with sliding lid; the vertical faces carved with geometric schemes and the lid bearing the head, face and arms of a god, eyes set with abalone shell inserts. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired Canterbury, 1998.
Property of a Kent gentleman.

CONDITION
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