Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Complete kawakawa pounamu hei tiki. Cream inclusion are evident on the back. Head turned to the proper left. Proper right eye has a flake missing. Suspension hole protrudes from top of head. Arms bent, three fingered hands resting on thighs. Feet have three toes. Perforations between toes and between arms and torso. Back flattened.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D40.47
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 87 x 45 x 9.7mm
- Credit Line
- Gift of Lady Chapman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.47
- On Display
- Yes
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