Maori. <em>Pendant (Hei-tiki)</em>, before 18th century. Nephrite, fiber, 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (11 x 6 x .8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, 03.213. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.03.213.jpg)

Pendant (Hei-tiki)

Artist:Maori

Medium: Nephrite, fiber

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:before 18th century

Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (11 x 6 x .8 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 03.213

Image: CUR.03.213.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Green nephrite ancestral pendant known as hei-tiki; head is tilted to the right with arms on legs. Remnants of fiber cordage remains threaded through the hole in the back of the head.

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