Pendant (Hei-tiki)

• Artist: Maori (Culture)
• Medium: Nephrite
• Geographical Location: North Island, New Zealand
• Dates: before 18th century
• Dimensions: 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in. (11 x 6 x .8 cm)
• Collection: Arts of the Pacific Islands
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5H3, 4F
• Accession Number: 03.213
• Image: 03.213_03.212_03.214_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Green nephrite ancestral pendant known as Hei-tiki. Anything in the shape of a man is a known as a "tiki." Nephrite is a white to dark green variety of jade.