Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Pounamu/nephrite hei tiki. Dark green with low translucency. Saw mark on back surface, running from proximal end to proper right arm. Head inclined to proper left shoulder. Suspension hole drilled from both sides above one eye; additional incomplete drill mark on front. Eyebrows, nose, mouth and tongue indicated. Arms akimbo with elbows accentuated and arms positioned towards rear of thighs. Three fingered hands indistinctly visible on thighs. Legs joined together with three toes indicated on each side.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D76.1175
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128 x 69 x 17mm
- Credit Line
- Mrs Joyce Jackman
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D76.1175
- On Display
- No
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