Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety, mid green and yellow. Two broken suspension holes at the proximal end, one on cheek and on above an eye, both drilled from both sides. Head is tilted to the right. Three-fingered hands on hips. Right leg broken at knee and repaired. Broken at the toes. Lower part heat treated.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D28.43
Details
- Provenance Place
- Southland, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 85 x 53 x 10mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D28.43
- On Display
- No
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