Maori KAKA PORIA

A tethering ring for the foot of a tame parrot
Maori
New Zealand, Polynesia
18th/19th century
Nephrite
3,5 cm x 2,6 cm
Provenance:
James Hooper, N° H.157 (the number has been rewritten as it was partially effaced at one time)
By descent to familly members
Christie's, London, 3 July, 1990, Lot 109
Dr. & Mrs. Roth-Williams, Switzerland.
Galerie Meyer, France
Publication:
Ill. & pub. : Phelps, Steven: ART AND ARTEFACTS OF THE PACIFIC, AFRICA, AND THE AMERICAS-THE JAMES HOOPER COLLECTION. Hutchinson & Co. LTD. and Christies, Manson & Woods, London. 1975. N° 157, ill. : pl. 19; description p. : 414.

Object Presented by:
Anthony J.P. Meyer
T.: + 33 (0) 6 80 10 80 22