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Hei tiki (pendant in human form)

Hei tiki (pendant in human form)
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Hei tiki (pendant in human form)  1700-1850
Maker unknown, New Zealand
kahurangi and inanga; Arahura pounamu source, Westland, 106 x 57 x 10 mm
Purchased 1973
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