Featured carved jade ? pendant

good morning good morning

something else i found in a charity shop yesterday, was on a rotton old cord type necklace, so thinking might not be, but worked out to be about 50p

looks better in the light, not exactly well carved, but interesting

gonna start taking pictures outside more in future

any thoughts appreciated

 

Looks like one of these Charlie.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/504074866/vintage-carved-green-jade-maori-hei-tiki?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_a-jewelry-necklaces-other&utm_custom1=_k_EAIaIQobChMIip3ry72t8QIVwrLVCh34XgipEAQYAyABEgIiEvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_12604174237_120630397820_508814446526_pla-307090668619_c__504074866engb_172040629&utm_custom2=12604174237&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIip3ry72t8QIVwrLVCh34XgipEAQYAyABEgIiEvD_BwE

 

Brilliant thanks houseful, that looks very close

A little surprised at the price for such a little thingamejig

 

Yes, think they are being a bit ambitious with that!

 

Hey Charlie, are you being Emmet Kelly today?

 

It seems I am bronwen, I didn't know who it was though

Saw the image in the finding Vivian Maier documentary

Amazing street photography, amazing story

 

Oh what a beauty! Your hei-tiki is carved from nephrite and looks to have a little age to it. That being said, it's quite crudely carved and most likely made for the tourist market. Really old, genuine hei-tikis (often with red-lined eyes, and always with smoother, more "fatter" or curved carving (don't know how to describe it--yours is flat; older tikis are more thicker and more dimensional) are not only rare but command impressive prices. Tikis are fascinating things and I really enjoy the ones in my collection: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hei-tiki

 

Great bit of info, thanks PT

The ones on the wiki page are pretty awesome

Gonna be on the look out for a better one now

 

you'll need a bigger wallet for that better one , too !!

 

Oh I think I'll go significantly higher if I see one like that, maybe even a £1

 

You should definitely keep your eye out for older ones--a lot of tikis were bought directly from Maori in the late 1800s by UK tourists who took them back to the UK. The tikis get passed down until everyone forgets what they are or understands their significance/value and they often end up at car boot sales...

 

but then you're looking for things like this...

 

Pretty damn awesome those

They make mine look like a guitar pick in comparison

 

at least it's better the one in housefuls photo..

but yes....the older ones rock....and they are often..large..

 

Your Tiki has a bit of value in New Zealand, people collect the old novelty Tikis,Even the little old plastic ones from the 70s/80s are relatively sort after. 50p sounds like a pretty good deal. I would of snapped it up. Enjoy