A pre-European Maori carved pounamu hei tiki, traditional form with head to left shoulder, hands to thighs, concealed notch and hourglass cut suspension hole broken through, pale to mid-green/grey tone with pale tan and dark included highlights. Length 3.86 in., width 1.89 in. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.
- Pre-European - As applied to New Zealand Maori artifacts, the artifact dates to before Captain Cook (1760s and earlier)
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