Hei Tiki pendant / New Zealander, Polynesian, Maori

About this Item

Accession Number: 1986/2.101
Title: Hei Tiki pendant
Artist: New Zealander, Polynesian, Maori
Artist Nationality: New Zealander
Medium and Support: ivory, bone
Object Creation Date: circa 1890
Object Creation Place: Oceania (continent); New Zealand (nation)
Creation Place 1: Oceania (continent)
Creation Place 2: New Zealand (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 6.6 cm x 1.2 cm (3 3/4 in. x 2 5/8 in. x 1/2 in.)
Century: Late 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Jewelry
Primary Object Type: pendant
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: figures; pendant
Secondary Keywords: objects; people and occupations
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 736 x 776
File Size: 50 KB
Record: 1986/2.101
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.101/1986_2.101.jpg

In public portfolios: Art from Oceania (35); Exploring design and color (52); Faces Figures (111); Faces Figures checklist (24); Faces Figures unrestricted (60)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1986-SL-2.101:1986_2.101.JPG

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Full citation: "Hei Tiki pendant; New Zealander, Polynesian, Maori." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1986-sl-2.101/1986_2.101.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.