Pounamu Heitiki with Red Sealing Wax

A pounamu heitiki, Aotearoa, head tilted to the left shoulder, hands on thighs, four incisions on each hand for fingers. Knees bent and feet together, with two diamond-shaped incisions for genitals. With red sealing wax around the circular eyes. With a drilled hole at the top of the head with a shord red cord secured through. Heitiki length 2.99 in., width 1.97 in., depth .3.54 in., on stand height 4.92 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa