Large Maori Chief's Weapon, New Zealandtewhatewha length 68in (172.5cm)ProvenanceRobert Hales Collection, LondonWayne Heathcote, London and New YorkRonald Nasser, Nasser and Co., New YorkMark and Carolyn Blackburn Collection, Honolulu, Hawai'iAustralian Private CollectionThis superb example is most likely stone carved, the thinness of the broad, quarter-round head, or rapa, being remarkable; exceptional wood grain with a janus figure on the shaft near the pointed butt; fine reddish brown glossy patina.