Three old Maori greenstone tiki sold for $US45,600 at Sotheby’s auction in New York earlier today.

The owners of the greenstone tiki worth more than $50,000 and registered as a taonga at Te Papa, are offering a reward for its return. Police and Te Papa are appealing for its return, no questions ...

These tiki are souvenirs from New Zealand from different times and places. They are based on the Maori hei tiki, highly valued neck ornaments, often carved out of pounamu, or NZ jade ("greenstone").

Comments. 1 comment; 1. At 22:31 on 13 November 2010, islandbaygardener wrote:. The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa holds a large number of Hei Tiki. They come in a lot of different sizes.

A TRIBUTE to a town's favourite son has won royal approval. The Queen has loaned Middlesbrough a carved figure of a man - a greenstone tiki - presented by the North-East born explorer, Captain ...