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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;antiquelover69, post: 4490573, member: 9241&quot;]Found one! has the same wax red for eyes,translucent,appears to be a pendant.I found one like mine. Information from google: &quot;The shape and elements of the two <i>hei-tikis</i> acquired by Wilkes were characteristic of others produced in the early nineteenth century&nbsp; They had a human-like face about one-third the size of the entire figure, arms and legs curved out to the sides with incised spaces, an exaggerated mouth and a fierce look (familiar to those who follow rugby because protruding tongues are part of the Haka ritual presented at the start of each game involving the New Zealand All Blacks and other Polynesian teams.Those acquired by Wilkes had red sealing wax for one or both eyes indicating that there was already considerable exchange between the Pakeha (non-Maori) who lived on or visited the island and the Maori who had shaped and worn these pendants.Translucent.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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