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LOT 2204
New Zealand Maori Carved Stone Tiki Replica
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.12 grams, 34 mm).
Crafted from polished greenstone with stylised features, openwork arms and a flat reverse; held in a box with label reading 'from New Zealand. Greenstone 'Tiki' Modern replica. Gift...1949.' [No Reserve]
Provenance
Family gift, 1949.
Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s.
The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex.
Thence by descent to family members.
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