Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Nephrite/pounamu hei tiki, kawakawa variety. Mid green with yellow undertones at the head. Head is large in comparison to the rest of the body and turned to left. Defined forehead ridge, deep-set eyes, double tongue. Suspension hole, drilled from both sides, broken out on top of head. Arms with elbows joined on thighs. Lightly marked three toed legs joined in middle. Profile tapers from proximal end to distal end.
Production Primary Date:
Late
Provenance Place:
Cheviot, Hurunui District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D24.951
Details
- Provenance Place
- Cheviot, Hurunui District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 118 x 68 x 14mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.951
- On Display
- No
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