JULY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 17 July 2018 - 9:30 AM start
A pre-European Maori carved pounamu hei tiki
Realised: $2,300 plus premium
Lot Details
the top of the head with old pre-European scarf and snap cut, the body of mid to pale tone with semi-translucence, the head with evidence of being in a fire. Length 93, width 66. Note: it is possible that due to difficulty in drilling a suspension hole to the top that pre-European modifications to this hei tiki were in progress, however unfinished. Registered Y20390. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.
