Maori Wood Short Hand Club, kotiate, New Zealand
length 14 3/4in (37.5cm)
of flat "kidney shaped" form with short, flattened cylindrical handle, with intricately carved geometric design on the blade and stylized bird head with inlaid mother-of-pearl eyes on the tip of the handle; fine varied dark brown patina.
Kotiate means to cut or divide the liver (koti = cut in two or divide; ate = liver), most likely is derived from its shape which resembles the lobed part of the human liver.
of flat "kidney shaped" form with short, flattened cylindrical handle, with intricately carved geometric design on the blade and stylized bird head with inlaid mother-of-pearl eyes on the tip of the handle; fine varied dark brown patina.
Kotiate means to cut or divide the liver (koti = cut in two or divide; ate = liver), most likely is derived from its shape which resembles the lobed part of the human liver.
Sold for
US$ 1,830
inc. premium
Category: Ethnographic Art / African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
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