NOV 2018 JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 6 November 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A Raponi Wilson carved pounamu hei tiki
Realised: $1,650 plus premium
Lot Details
good even mid/dark green tone, head to right shoulder, hands clasped to sides, serrated paua ring inset eyes. L.95mm. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by N.Z. Post along with other leading N.Z. artists to carve a hei tiki to feature on its annual Matariki stamp series. In 2010 his design was selected to feature on N.Z.'s most valuable legal tender coin - the 1oz. gold coin
