A MAORI NEPHRITE NECK PENDANT, hei tiki, of dark green stone, the head tilted to the left, reverse with applied plaque inscribed: TO W.R.B. KIA ORA FROM "DIGGERS" OF CHRISTCHURCH N.Z. 8.6.20, loop for suspension

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A MAORI NEPHRITE NECK PENDANT, hei tiki, of dark green stone, the head tilted to the left, reverse with applied plaque inscribed: TO W.R.B. KIA ORA FROM "DIGGERS" OF CHRISTCHURCH N.Z. 8.6.20, loop for suspension
6.5cm. high

Provenance

Sir William Riddell, 2nd Baron Birdwood (1865-1962): commanded the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during First World War

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