Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Broken and unfinished hei tiki, head remaining only. Pounamu/nephrite, kawakawa variety with mottled dark patches on mid green. Lighter band runs diagonally across and below lower eye. Two eyes partly outlined with peak at crown. Head turned toward proper left side. Complete perforation at top of head, drilled from both sides.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D18.319
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 60 x 58 x 10mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Adolph Moritzson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D18.319
- On Display
- No
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