Polished Pounamu Pekapeka with Provenance
click the photo to enlarge
19th century pounamu pekapeka, polished tangiwai (bowenite) variety stone showing the grain. Recessed eyes. Provenance: belonged to Annie Shasky (nee Turnball) the current owner's great grandmother. Most likely given to Annie when her husband George Shasky was gifted his hei tiki from Henare potae after leaving the Tokomaru bay freezing works. 6 cm length.
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
- Bowenite - Bowenite is a semi-precious stone, usually light or dark green, but also found in colors ranging from light yellow, canary yellow, brown, blue and gray. One of the largest deposits is in the South Island of New Zealand, where it was used for tools, weapons and jewellery by the Maori, and known as greenstone and tangiwai. Other deposits are in South Africa and China.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Maori artefacts