Maori Carved Box with Possum and Tuatara Motifs
An impressive Jane Brenkley Maori carved box, the lid uncommonly carved and painted with possum and stylised tuatara forms on a Maori mask and carved ground, the front with central stylised mask flanked by spiral forms, conforming sides and back, all with elaborate paua inserts; the lid interior pokerworked and painted with a lakeside cottage and epithet: 'May Your Heart Be Ever Happy..., Jane Brenkley 1954', the interior with decoupage cut-outs of young women on a wallpaper ground. Hinges require attention. 20.08 in. x 8.46 in. x 5.31 in.
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