Te Hei Tiki toa tamariki

Te Hei Tiki toa tamarikiBy Dougal Austin Of all Mori personal adornments, the human figure pendants known as hei tiki are the most famous, highly prized and culturally iconic. This book celebrates the long history of hei tiki and the enduring cultural potency of these taonga. Te Hei Tiki showcases stunning photographs of a large selection of hei tiki, most from the taonga Mori collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and provides fascinating details of the

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