MAORI AXE TOKI KAKAUROA

Description

19th century Maori Toki Kakauroa.

Provenance

The James Hooper Collection. H.262.

Christie’s, London, Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection, June 21, 1977, lot 23. 

Lynda Ridgway Cunningham, New York, acquired at the above auction

Abraham Rosman and Paula Rubel, New York, acquired from the above on January 22, 1985

Dimensions

142cm long.

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre

19th century Maori axe toki kakauroa, 19th century Maori battle axe, Maori tribal art antiques and weapons gallery, 19ème siècle Maoris massue de guerre