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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 225517, member: 2844&quot;]I have three Maori pendants of different ages.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first one is an antique jade or bowenite (greenstone, Pounamu) Hei Tiki which was brought to The Netherlands in the 1930s, when it was already old or antique.</p><p>It is 8.2 cm/ 3.2” high, judging by the straight sides it is from the North Island of</p><p>New Zealand.</p><p>The eyes are not filled in with red sealing wax and there is no indication they ever have been. Just about all antique and vintage Hei Tiki’s I have seen, have those sealing wax rings. Does this mean this one dates from before the introduction of sealing wax to the Maori?</p><p>I have included photos of the hole, maybe that is another indication of the age. Any ideas?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]67327[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67328[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67329[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67330[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The second one is a bone Manaia pendant, 5 cm/1.96” high. The eyes are filled in with some black substance, any ideas what that is, and the age, 1960s perhaps?</p><p>Modern ones usually have Paua (NZ abalone) eye rings, as do many old ones.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]67331[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67332[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67333[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The third one is a jade Koru pendant, diameter 3.1 cm/1.22”. The koru is highly polished, like modern Maori jade pendants, but the surface is uneven, unlike modern ones, which are absolutely perfect.</p><p>The bail is 14k solid gold, unmarked. It is a completely closed ring, so it looks like it is original to the pendant. Again, any ideas as to the age?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]67334[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67335[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]67336[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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