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• Auction House:
  Cordy's
• Sale Name:
  December 2015 Antique and Art Auction
• Sale Date:
  01 Dec 2015 ~ 10am
  01 Dec 2015 ~ 5pm
• Lot #:
  146
• Lot Description:
  A good Charlie Wilson carved pale greenstone hei tiki
  finely detailed with head turned to the left shoulder, ears evident, serrated inlaid paua shell ring eyes, right hand to the chest, left hand to the left thigh, mildly concave detail to back of head, protruding abdomen. Height 77. 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.
• Estimate:
  NZ$1,400 - 1,400
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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