mere pounamu Pounamu (probably kawakawa variety) height 9 1/8in (23.2cm) Provenance Kenneth Webster Collection, London, no. 489 Private American Collection Kenneth Athol Webster (1906–1967) was a collector and dealer of manuscripts, fine art and ethnographic artifacts associated with Oceanic peoples. By the 1950s he joined William Oldman and James Hooper as one of the top four collectors of ethnographic art in the United Kingdom. Today, a large percentage of Oceanic art in museums include works from one or both of these collectors. Bearing collection inscription "WEBSTER COLL 489" near the suspension hole, the stone of this example is particularly beautiful with natural variations from light to dark green throughout.
mere pounamu Pounamu (probably kawakawa variety) height 9 1/8in (23.2cm) Provenance Kenneth Webster Collection, London, no. 489 Private American Collection Kenneth Athol Webster (1906–1967) was a collector and dealer of manuscripts, fine art and ethnographic artifacts associated with Oceanic peoples. By the 1950s he joined William Oldman and James Hooper as one of the top four collectors of ethnographic art in the United Kingdom. Today, a large percentage of Oceanic art in museums include works from one or both of these collectors. Bearing collection inscription "WEBSTER COLL 489" near the suspension hole, the stone of this example is particularly beautiful with natural variations from light to dark green throughout.
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