Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Dark green pounamu hei tiki made using lapidary machinery. Suspension hole at forehead. Head turned towards left with intricate and well-defined facial features. Arms resting on thighs. Legs curved at underneath body. Perforations at arms and legs. Back flat. Front surface highly polished.
Production Primary Date:
Circa 1920s-1930s
Provenance Place:
South Dunedin, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D2014.8
Details
- Production Date
- Circa 1920s-1930s
- Production Place
- South Dunedin, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Provenance Place
- South Dunedin, Dunedin, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 76 x 42 x 8mm
- Credit Line
- John Broughton
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2014.8
- On Display
- No
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