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Hei tiki

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

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    This dark green hei tiki has one hand to a thigh and the other to the chest. The face has prominent features, including the ears and chin, and has sealing wax in the eyes.

  • Accession Date
    1897
  • Other Id

    519 (ethnology)

    399 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court East

  • Last Update
    03 Jan 2018
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