New Zealand National Antique Bottle & Collectables Friday, 20 September 2024 - 6:00 PM start
TE RONA POTTERY MAORI WARE BOWL
Realised: $220 plus premium
Lot Details
110mm tall, Terracotta bodied bowl, featuring 3 vertical panels of Maori decoration, marked underneath Te Rona Te Uma Kaha (The name Temuka, or Te Muka, is a corruption of Te Umu-kaha, which is thought to mean either 'fierce ovens' or 'strong current'. The fierce ovens would be the large earth ovens (umu) that Māori used to cook the roots of plentifully-growing cabbage trees. A rare piece of Temuka based pottery, Very Good 9/10
