Maori. <em>Pendant (Hei-tiki)</em>. Nephrite, sealing wax, 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (11.5 x 6 x .5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 03.210. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.210.jpg)

Pendant (Hei-tiki)

Artist:Maori

Medium: Nephrite, sealing wax

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Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in. (11.5 x 6 x .5 cm)

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Accession Number: 03.210

Image: CUR.03.210.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Green nephrite ancestral pendant known as hei-tiki; in this piece, the head is tilted to the left; hands of three fingers only are outlined, each resting on the legs; red sealing wax sits in the carved area for the eyes.

Brooklyn Museum