item details
NameHei tiki (pendant in human form)
ProductionUnknown; carver; 1840; Northland
Classificationpendants, pectorals
Materialsivory, pāua (abalone shell), whale bone (bone)
Materials SummaryWhale ivory, paua shell
Techniquescarving
DimensionsOverall: 52mm (width), 82mm (length), 9mm (depth), 35.1g (weight)
Registration NumberME012644
Credit linePurchased 1972
Overview
A well carved and proportioned whale ivory tiki inset with paua shell inlay eyes. This tiki belonged to the Church Missionary Society missionary, the Reverend Richard Taylor (1805-1873). and is believed to have been presented to him at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.