Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Fragment of a hei tiki, side leg and arm portion remaining. Pounamu/nephrite, mid-green kawakawa variety. Some cloudy patches as well as dark specks are evident in this pounamu indicative of a South Westland source. Fragment consists of one curved arm (from shoulder down) resting on thigh of curved leg. Foot of leg is not in evidence. This piece is smoothly shaped on both sides.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D41.126
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāti Huirapa ki Puketeraki, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 48 x 18 x 7mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Norman Gibbs
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D41.126
- On Display
- No
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