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Hei tiki

Hei whakaatu
human history
  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Ingoa Kē

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Greenstone hei tiki pendant, the outline of the adze or toki from which this tiki has been made is still evident. The mouth is particularly well marked.

  • Accession Number
    1927.56
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1927
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    10700 (ethnology)

    1609 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

  • Rūma Whakaatu

    Maori Court East

Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga

Taonga

  • Whakaaturia te wāhi

    Maori Court East

  • Whakahounga o Mua
    31 Mar 2023
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