A whalebone heitiki, Aotearoa, transitional heitiki in…
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A whalebone heitiki, Aotearoa, transitional heitiki in whalebone. With the emergence of the British curio trade in the 19th century amongst the middle and upper classes, Maori quickly adapted their skills into producing 'Authentic' pieces to satisfy the Victorian need for 'tribal relics'. This tiki is produced in orthodox form with head tilting to shoulder and aggressively protruding tongue. With hands resting on her thighs, broad shoulders and pregnant belly this transitional tiki is presented on a custom stand., height 9.9 cm, width 5.5 cm, depth 1.2 cm, on stand height 15.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Aotearoa

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  • Victorian Period - The Victorian period of furniture and decorative arts design covers the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901. There was not one dominant style of furniture in the Victorian period. Designers used and modified many historical styles such as Gothic, Tudor, Elizabethan, English Rococo, Neoclassical and others, although use of some styles, such as English Rococo and Gothic tended to dominate the furniture manufacture of the period.

    The Victorian period was preceded by the Regency and William IV periods, and followed by the Edwardian period, named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910.

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