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Long handled fighting staff by Tewhatewha, carved from medium brown wood, perforated hole on inner staff. Long tapered shaft, Wheku figure carved with shell inlaid, sold Dec 2023Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Long handled fighting staff

Tewhatewha

NZ$2,706 price realized incl. premium

≈ $1,660≈ £1,315≈ €1,534

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As published: “carved from medium brown wood, perforated hole on inner staff. Long tapered shaft, Wheku figure carved with shell inlaid eyes, almost halfway up. Small chip to butt end.”
Support
Paper
Category
Other
Dimensions
L. 1354 mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
The Collection of John Elliot Lawford (1933 – 2020) (the-collection-of-john-elliot-lawford-1933-2020)
Date
December 5, 2023
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
70
Estimate
—
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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