Pendant
| Native Name | Hei Tiki |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | P2317 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Maori |
| Provenience: | New Zealand |
| Date Made: | Before 1877 |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1877 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Greenstone |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Height: | 9.6 cm |
| Width: | 7.9 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. Pierced at top for suspension cord. Said to have been collected on Captain Cook's third voyage, in 1777, by Midshipman Burr of H.M.S. "Discovery." 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:
| 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: Plate 211 a (top left) | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [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: p. 322 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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