Greenstone Tiki with Hourglass Hole, Provenance Kaikai Beach

A pounamu hei tiki, with head strongly turned to the right and…
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A pounamu hei tiki, with head strongly turned to the right and hands clasped to thighs, with original hourglass suspension hole broken through and another re-drilled to the forehead, variable mid-green tone with some translucence. Old label affixed to the back probably reads: 'Kaikai Beach' (to the North of Otago Harbour), height 9 cm. Provenance: Sold at auction c.1996 Sloane's Wellington lot 229. Private Estate Collection.

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