A Maori small jade neck pendant
A Maori small jade neck pendant

HEI TIKI

细节
A Maori small jade neck pendant
hei tiki
Of dappled bright green stone almost resembling "pigeon breast", the broad head with ill-defined mouth
6.6cm. high
来源
Presented to Francis Bartlett by Princess Teikaka, daughter of Chief Tongarero of Wanganui, in about 1908

拍品专文

Wanganui on the Taranaki coast of North Island, New Zealand, is famed for the inventive ideas found in their carvings