Description
Maori ‘Hei Tiki' Pendant, New Zealand. Carved and engraved Pounamu (Greenstone) attached to Flax fibre Cord with Bone Toggle. Hei means neck ornament and tikki means human. It was worn on the breast suspended on a plaited cord of Flax fibre attached to a toggle made from the bone.
Size
Approx L8.5 x 4.5cm.
Medium
Ethnographic & Indigenous Artifacts
Provenance
Private collection, New South Wales.
Exhibited
European
Buyer's Premium
22%
MAORI ‘HEI TIKI' POUNAMU (GREENSTONE) PENDANT, NEW ZEALAND
Estimate A$1,800-A$2,400
Starting Price
A$900
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