Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kahurangi variety, mid green and light brown, high transparency. Broken suspension hole at the top of the head. Head turned to left with cleanly defined features. Defined arms with elbows and three fingered hands sit on thighs, legs joined and lightly defined at feet.
Production Primary Date:
Late
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D32.418
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 104 x 50 x 11.5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D32.418
- On Display
- No
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