Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Complete pounamu hei tiki. Very light green with white spots layers. Smooth edges and shape. Head is turned toward the proper left side. Eyes, nose, lips, shoulders, and feet indicated by incised lines. Cracked brown line through the nose. Small suspension hole at the top of the head, mostly drilled from the back. On the back side, natural depression on the right shoulder.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D65.918
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 94 x 52 x 5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D65.918
- On Display
- No
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