Hei Tiki (Human Form Pendant)
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Description
Te timatanga o te tangata.
The beginning of mankind.
A pounamu hei tiki fashioned in human form represents the beginning of life. Pounamu is worked using shards of stone, sandstone grinders and points, water and time.
The beginning of mankind.
A pounamu hei tiki fashioned in human form represents the beginning of life. Pounamu is worked using shards of stone, sandstone grinders and points, water and time.
Production place
New Zealand
Accession number
0080/83
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