Carved Tauihu Figure with Wheku Head and Paua Eyes
Model Tauihu (canoe prow), carved wood figure with wheku head displaying a protruding tongue, inlaid paua shell eyes, and three figured hands clasped to the belly. circa 1920, length 7.09 in.,
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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- Maori artefacts
