Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Complete pounamu/Nephrite hei tiki. Mid-green inanga variety with white inclusions. Westland source. Head turned to left. Serrated paua shell inlaid into eyes. Nostrils, pointed tongue, chin, and forehead indicated. Arms rest on thighs, legs joined with three toes either foot. Perforation drilled front at centre top through scarf cut across rear.
Provenance Place:
London, England, United Kingdom, Unlocalised, New Zealand
D65.919
Details
- Provenance Place
- London, England, United Kingdom, Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 160 x 96.6 x 22.5mm
- Credit Line
- Tūhura Otago Museum Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D65.919
- On Display
- No
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