Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Hei tiki
Complete hei tiki. Dark green nephrite/kawakawa pounamu/South Westland. Small, made with metal tools. Head rests on right shoulder. Heart- shaped mouth; no eyebrows; nose indicated. Hour glass perforation in centre forehead. Right hand with three fingers and thumb rests on stomach. Left hand with three fingers rests on thigh. Pierced between upper arms/body and between legs/abdomen both sides. Base rounded with notch at point where feet meet. 3 toes indicated each foot.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D87.7
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 70 x 40 x 9mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D87.7
- On Display
- No
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