Whalebone Tiki with Inlaid Red Sealing Wax Eyes

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A whalebone tiki, double sided, with head tilted to the side, protruding tongue, hands clasped to abdomen and feet closely drawn up. Ring eyes inlaid with red sealing wax, height 8.7 cm. Y registered. From the Collection of Hannah Martha Dillon, nee Carkeek (1881-1963).

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