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A fine and rare jade 'hei- tiki' 18th.c. or earlier
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Pre 1700 item# 541705 (stock#AAL1029)
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A jade greenstone tiki the contorted body of stylized human form. The eyes have been inlaid with red ceiling wax at a later date.There is an area of wear around the feet and an old chip on the right hand side of the face.This piece is from a collection in Jersey and has two old labels on the reverse one referring to 'the journal of anthropology vol.xlv1. my feeling is that this tiki is circa 1700 or earlier.Length 4.25ins.(10.7cm.)
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