Pendant
| Native Name | Hei Tiki |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | P2318 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Greenstone Shell Bone Plant Fiber |
| Height: | 7.7 cm |
| Length: | 25.7 cm |
| Width: | 3.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911 |
| Other Number: | 18745 - Dealer's Number |
Description
Greenstone pendant. Hei tiki. Human figure with oversized head tilted to one side, arms akimbo, legs flexed, feet together. Abalone shell eyes. Suspension cord, bone toggle. Label on back reads: Hei Tiki / Maori Jade / New Zealand /Murdering Beach / [?????] cord and Bone Toggle [??] Hei tiki were, and are, treasured Maori ornaments. Their value derives from the hours of labor required to carve the hard material and from association with the ancestors through whose hands the carvings have passed, from generation to generation,
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Five Thousand Years of Vanity (06 Jan 1944 - 28 Feb 1944) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Polynesia Gallery (28 Jan 1982 - Jun 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue] Simmons, D. R. 1982. Catalogue of Maori Artefacts in the Museums of Canada and the United States of America.. Auckland. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pl. 212 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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