The New Zealand Auction Saturday, 31 August 2024 - 11:00 AM start
Colonial Greenstone Hei Tiki w 9ct Gold Bail
Realised: $75 plus premium
Lot Details
Size: 2.4cm Tall Weight: 2 Grams An understated pendant in translucent greenstone. Hei tiki ( pendant in human form) have become iconic emblems of both the Māori people and New Zealand. In the 1960s and 1970s, every passenger on the national airline was gifted a green plastic hei tiki .The Beatles were famously were presented with oversized tiki pendants on their 1964 NZ tour.
