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Hei tiki

human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    hei tiki; Thames/Coromandel; pounamu; variegated mid green nephrite; peaked head on right shoulder; cratered suspension hole from back of left eye through upper edge; heart shaped mouth; tongue extends to chin; chest detail; hands on thighs; curved distal edge; mid polish; complete.

  • Accession Number
    1960.110
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1960
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    36138 (ethnology)

    3098 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

Hei tiki, 36138

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  • Whakahounga o Mua
    31 Mar 2023
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