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Hei-tiki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Greenstone tiki of the Maori of New Zealand ... However, early European visitors saw men wearing the hei-tiki and it is probable that the squat shape of the figure was influenced by the hardness of the material and that it was later likened to an embryo and endowed with magical powers.
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Hei Tiki Necklaces are regarded as good luck charms and fertility symbols. Each piece is hand crafted by by local artists so no two pieces will ever be exactly the same. ... HEI TIKI NECKLACE - TRADITIONAL MAORI TREASURES IN MINATURE ; HAND CARVED BY ARTISTS OF NEW ZEALAND ; VIEW ALL HEI TIKI NECKLACES HERE;
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Hei Tiki (1935) More at IMDbPro » ... Featured in Adventures in Maoriland: Alexander Markey and the Making of Hei Tiki (1985) more ... Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Hei Tiki (1935)
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Pendants of this type are known in Maori as hei tiki , commonly shortened to tiki . Hei means something suspended from the neck, and tiki is the name applied to all human figures. ... Tiki are worn by women and men, and are highly treasured as personal ornaments; they are regarded as heirlooms to be passed from generation...
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; The hei-tiki is an ornamental neck pendant of the Māori ... . Hei-tiki are usually made of Greenstone and worn around the neck. They are often referred to as tiki ... One theory of the origin of the hei-tiki suggests a connection with Tiki, the first man in Māori legend.
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Hei Tiki is the native "love charm," a jade or bone ornament symbolizing earthly romance. Tradition has it that the chief's eldest daughter shall be imprisoned and declared taboo until the war god comes to claim her.
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Kaiapoi pā, at the eastern end of routes across the Southern Alps, became the centre of working and trading in the prized stone pounamu (greenstone, or New Zealand jade). The stone was carried from the Arahura River in Westland across what is now Harper Pass to Kaiapoi, and from there it was traded throughout New Zealand.
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This hei tiki (neck ornament) is extremely unusual because it is carved on both sides, rather than only on one side. It belonged to Te Mātenga Taiaroa, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu tribe. On his death it passed to his son Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, who later became the Māori member of Parliament for the South Island. ... In this story...
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Hei tiki are an icon unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Hei Tiki considers the history of the object from the pounamu taonga to the present day. ... Hei tiki are treasured taonga and adornment items. Commonly called tiki, these objects are properly referred to as hei tiki: hei meaning to wear around the neck.
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