MAY ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 22 May 2018 - 10:00 AM start
A pre-European Maori pounamu hei tiki
Realised: $4,400 plus premium
Lot Details
the left arm and leg broken and absent, chin to left shoulder, concealed suspension hole to back top of head. Good dark tone with pale flecked inclusions. Length 93. Provenance: 'Ploughed up in the 1920s by Shirley ... at Kikowhakarere Bay Coromandel, using a horse named Tom'. Registered Y20380.
