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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  September 2017 Art & Antique Auction
• Sale Date:
  19 Sep 2017 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1 - Lots 1 - 473
  19 Sep 2017 ~ 5pm (NZ time) Session 2 - Lots 480 - 766
• Lot #:
  155
• Lot Description:
  A good Charlie (Raponi) Wilson carved inunga greenstone hei tiki
  pale/mid-green colourway, finely detailed with the head turned to the left shoulder, ears evident, inlaid paua shell ring eyes, right hand to the chest, the left to the left thigh, mildly concave back. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by N.Z. Post along with other leading N.Z. artists to carve a hei tiki to feature on its annual Matariki stamp series. In 2010 his design was selected to feature on N.Z.'s most valuable legal tender coin - the 1oz. gold coin. Length 88.
• Estimate:
  NZ$2,000 - 2,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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