Tribal Art - 2nd September 2015
Lot 799
A Maori nephrite hei-tiki pendant
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A Maori nephrite hei-tiki pendant, with right hand on chest, pierced attachment aperture, 7cm high.
Provenance
By repute brought back to the UK in 1926.
Cf. Otago National Museum, New Zealand, item D87.7, for a example by the same hand.