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Object Number
2004.29.24902
Display Title
Various small Maori ornaments, jewelry, and tools
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Maori / New Zealand / 1-7: Hei Tiki, greenstone (hard jade-like material). Since the / Maoris had no cutting tools, the figures were made only / by years of rubbing the material into shape with sand & / water. (A Tiki is a memorial to an ancestor, valued / for mana. Possession of one shows high rank. They are / worn around the neck.) / 8-12: Kaka Poria, greenstone. Used for snaring birds. / 9-11: Maire. Fibulae for fastening mats; whalebone; / about 5" long. Worn by men only. / 13: Koropepe or Manaia. A very rare greenstone ornament."
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Maori
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Dimensions
Overall: 15.875 × 20.7963 cm (6 1/4 × 8 3/16 in.)
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