UNIQUE \"ANCIENT DESIGN Dark MANAIA\" Greenstone Pounamu Jade Art Piece ALAN BROWN For Sale

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PLEASE NOTE THE PHOTO ( 9 ) WHERE THIS APPEARS ON THE COVER PAGE OF AN IMPORTANT BOOK !

ONE OF THE RAREST DESIGNS !

CHECK PHOTOS ( 7,8 ) & AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE FOR MORE INFO

IN MY 10+ YEARS OF TRADING I HAVE NOT SEEN THIS MADE BY ANYONE ELSE !

Rare Piece by Internationally Renowned Al Brown!

WITH FULLY CARVED EMBELLISHMENTS !

CHECK THE GLOW/TRANSLUCENCY IN AGAINST LIGHT PHOTOS !

Fantastic Gift / Taonga / Collection item.

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Refer to Photos 1 to 9 for the item in this sale

The last photos (10 to 12) are for information purpose only

Al Brown is an elite NZ artist who has appeared in Roger Keverne’s Jade book (photo number 9 is the page from it).

Making traditional items is one of Alan’s specialities and his Artefacts are in collection all over the world.

I have a few of his affordable art pieces now on sale on my pages especially for you.

For more info please refer to the photos.

Tiki is the most recongnised New Zealand Talisman believed to be the ancestor and is worn with respect and passed on to the next generation

MADE FROM REAL BEAUTIFUL DARK UNIFORM KAHURANGI BUT SLIGHTLY TRANSLUCENTQUALITY

Approximate Sizes

3 1/2\" X 1 3/4 \" X 1/3 \" Inches (This is TRUE to the actual size)

90 X 45 X 7-8 Mms

The thick braided cord with sliding bound endswith silver beadis also made by Alan himself

HANGS IN AN ANGLE

This is one from a series of real traditional pieces I am going to offer regularly so pleasesave me as a favoritefor authentic artifacts.

Following information from the book \'Comparativelyspeaking\' by H D Skinner

4.49 Two - headed amulet height 9 cms

Material lightish Nephrite. Collection of Murray Thacker who reports he purchased it from Ken Webster, London. stated to have been collected about 1850 in \"Northern New Zealand\".
Human body with two legs and arms, clearly rendered. Other arm appears to be present, but this might also be interpreted as an extension of the beak of the head.
There are two avian heads, the other one being clearly rendered, with long neck and upper and lower curved beaks and tongue.
On the outline of the upper beak is the suspensory perforation which might also be interpreted as an eye. However the artist has also rendered a second eye in low relief, in this case not perforated.
The eye of the head is perhaps rendered by the perforation, but an eye is certainly rendered by a slight cut circular depression.
The details of the second head are obscured by the much clearer right head. In the Otago Museum Amulet collection two headedness occurs only twice. The second example being fig. 4.124.In this case the two bird heads have much less details and are imposed terminally on a shell Matau.

Made in New Zealand by Elite New Zealand Carver in New Zealand Nephrite greenstone!

Do not buy cheap imitations and do not pay exorbitant prices (for generic stuff not well finished stuff) too!

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