A good Charlie Wilson carved pale greenstone hei tiki, finely detailed with head turned to the left shoulder, ears evident, serrated inlaid paua shell ring eyes, right hand to the chest, left hand to the left thigh, mildly concave detail to back of head, protruding abdomen. Height 7.7 cm. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by N.Z. Post along with other leading N.Z. artists to carve a hei tiki to feature on its annual Matariki stamp series. In 2010 his design was selected to feature on N.Z.'s most valuable legal tender coin, the 1oz. gold coin