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Hei tiki

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    The features of this hei tiki are very worn, although the chin and ears are visible. The right hand is to the chest and the left to the thigh. The back is flat.

  • Accession Number
    1925.220
  • Accession Date
    1925
  • Other Id

    6273 (ethnology)

    1186 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Last Update
    20 Sep 2022
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