Anthropomorphic amulet pendant "hei-tiki" · Nouvelle-Zélande, Maori · ID: 3038978
Description
propably bowenite (“tangiwai”), a type of serpentine, of highly abstract human shape, eyes accentuated by red sealing-wax, eyelet, min. dam., fine cracks, minor missing parts;
the original making of this charms can be ascribed to the protective deity “hina”, responsible for giving birth and female handcraft. The fertility amulets represent supernatural beings and were family heirlooms. Each had its own name. Whenever they passed into another generation, they gained additional power “mana”. The pendants were worn by both men and women, suspended from the neck with a cord of flax which passed through a hole on top of the head.
L’objet Anthropomorphic amulet pendant “hei-tiki” avec l’ID d’objet 3038978 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 80th Tribal Art Auction dans 27 juin 2015. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 56 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 400 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 200 €.
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Littérature comparée
Meyer, Anthony J.P., Ozeanische Kunst, Vol. II, Köln 1995, p. 552, ill. 631