Bone tiki

Made:
1871-1924 in New Zealand
Bone tiki, untraditional, Maori, New Zealand, late 19th century

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Bone tiki, untraditional, Maori, New Zealand, late 19th century
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Bone tiki, untraditional, Maori, New Zealand, late 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A33118
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
height 72 mm
width 50 mm
depth 8 mm
type:
lei-tiki
credit:
Sotheby's

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