Lot No. 48 +


A maori Patu Onewa,


A maori Patu Onewa, - Tribal Art

New Zealand. Basalt, 21,5 cm long. Adrienne Kaeppler writes on these formidable weapons that on Cook's first voyage "basalt patu were greatly admired because of the work necessary to manufacture them with stone tools." (A. Kaeppler, Artificial Curiosities, Honolulu, 1978, page 190). (VJ)

Provenance:
Frits Schmidt, London;
Collection Udo Horstmann, Switzerland.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

15.12.2020 - 18:16

Estimate:
EUR 5,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 4,000.-

A maori Patu Onewa,


New Zealand. Basalt, 21,5 cm long. Adrienne Kaeppler writes on these formidable weapons that on Cook's first voyage "basalt patu were greatly admired because of the work necessary to manufacture them with stone tools." (A. Kaeppler, Artificial Curiosities, Honolulu, 1978, page 190). (VJ)

Provenance:
Frits Schmidt, London;
Collection Udo Horstmann, Switzerland.

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 15.12.2020 - 18:16
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 11.12. - 15.12.2020