Hei Tiki
Hei Tiki

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A Māori heirloom, worn on a cord around the neck.

The Stewart Museum

York

Title

Hei Tiki

Date

late 19th C–early 20th C

Medium

pounamu (nephrite jade)

Measurements

H 7.5 x W 4.5 x D 0.8 cm

Accession number

SCM:1996:74

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Percy Marlborough Stewart, 1962

Work type

Other

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The Stewart Museum

Burnby Hall Gardens, The Balk, Pocklington, York, East Riding of Yorkshire YO42 2QF England

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