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Hei tiki

human history
  • Other Name

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    hei tiki; Motutapu Island, Tikapa Moana; pounamu; dark green nephrite; head on left shoulder; cratered suspension hole above right eye; remnant of other drilled hole above this on upper edge; nose, mouth not defined; chest detail; hands on thighs; distal edge curves to blunt point; dull polish; complete.

  • Accession Number
    1916.27
  • Accession Date
    1916
  • Other Id

    6043 (ethnology)

    2023 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
Hei Tiki, 6043

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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