The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)
1800s
Overall: 16.9 x 10.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Hei-tiki may represent Hine-te-Iwaiwa, a legendary ancestress who is the exemplar of Māori womanhood.Description
Among the Māori, leaders are hereditary and imbued with mana, power and prestige that can be embodied and passed down in the artworks associated with them. Hei-tiki are among these treasured, mana-charged heirlooms, which connect the living to ancestors of the islands’ pre-European past. They may represent Hine-te-Iwaiwa, a legendary ancestress who is the exemplar of Māori womanhood and the patron of childbirth.- Harry BeasleyJohn WiseHarry Beasley; John Wise
- Frost, Natasha. "He Calls the Tie a 'Colonia Noose.' Now Parliament Says It's No Longer Mandatory." The New York Times (February 10, 2021). www.nytimes.comBergh, Susan E. “Things That Don’t Fit (Here).” Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 61, no. 1 (Winter 2021): 18. Reproduced and Mentioned: P. 18.
- Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).Year in Review: 1969. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).
- {{cite web|title=Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)|url=false|author=|year=1800s|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1969.107