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Hei-tiki

Description

Hei-tiki of nephritic greenstone, head of figure inclined to left, eyes inlaid with haliotis shell, with diagonal perforation through top of head: New Zealand, Māori, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1956.1167

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Hei-tiki

Production information

New Zealand, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th century

Style / Culture

Māori

Materials

Nephrite, Haliotis (paua) shell

Physical description

Nephritic greenstone; eyes inlaid with haliotis shell

Associations

Previous owner: Lerwick Collection

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