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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Hei tiki

Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D18.319

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
60 x 58 x 10mm
Credit Line
Mr Adolph Moritzson
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D18.319
On Display
No

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