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Hei tiki OL000151

Maker unknown

Large Type A/Type 1 pounamu hei tiki from the W.O. Oldman Collection, with pāua-shell eyes and a concealed suspension hole.

Date
1750–1850
Collection
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference
OL000151

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Record

Medium
kawakawa pounamu; pāua shell
Dimensions
83 mm wide; 130 mm long; 19 mm deep
Origin
New Zealand

In the Tapestry

Culture of origin
MāoriAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. 1750–1850

    CreatedA

  2. 1992

    Oldman Collection gifted to Te PapaA

    The New Zealand Government formally gifted the Oldman Collection to Te Papa in 1992.

Sources

  1. A

    collections.tepapa.govt.nz

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