Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 300
A Maori hei-tiki pendant
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £4800
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Description
A Maori hei-tiki pendant
New Zealand
nephrite, with a tilted head with red sealing wax to the left eye and with the hands on the thighs, with attachment hole through the top and the back of the head,
10.2cm high.
Provenance
Captain Louie Dawson, Knockhall, Greenhithe, Kent. (handwritten note)
Phillips, London, 6 December 1994, lot 204.
Romy Rey Collection, London.