Rare Maori Ceremonial Digging Stick, New Zealandkaheru Wood, shell, obsidian, red sealing waxlength 54in (137cm)A very rare type, finely hand carved from one piece of wood, the handle as a human head with white shell around the obsidian pupils, red sealing wax around the mouth and incised with Maori tattoo (moko) design, a long and very elegant spatulate-form blade; fine varied honey and dark brown patina. ProvenanceWayne Heathcote, London and New YorkMasco Corporation, DetroitSotheby's, New York, November 15, 2002, Lot 190Paul Theroux, Haleiwa, Hawai'i