A valuable Maori tiki was found by a Tanraiiga resident when he was engaged clearing a slip on the eastern terminus of First Avenue (states the “New Zealand Herald”). The tiki is of greenstone and is a very fine specimen. If is over Sin. long and nearly Sin. in breadth. The figure carvings are in the very old Native style.
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 110, 7 February 1928, Page 8
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60Untitled Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 110, 7 February 1928, Page 8
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