hei tiki
Nephrite jade (pounamu)
Height 5 5/8in (14.3cm)
Provenance
Reverend Gervase Smith Collection, President of the Methodist Conference in New Zealand, 1877
Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 2001, Lot 51
New York Private Collection
The head tilting to the right with facial features barely legible through years of cultural use and handling, the right arm at its chest with three fingers visible; old losses to the top of the head in back.
hei tiki
Nephrite jade (pounamu)
Height 5 5/8in (14.3cm)
Provenance
Reverend Gervase Smith Collection, President of the Methodist Conference in New Zealand, 1877
Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 2001, Lot 51
New York Private Collection
The head tilting to the right with facial features barely legible through years of cultural use and handling, the right arm at its chest with three fingers visible; old losses to the top of the head in back.
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