The Te Aika hei tiki is among the earliest known pounamu hei tiki (greenstone pendants in human form) carved in Te Wai Pounamu (the South Island). The tiki, which is cared for by the Museum of New ...

WELLINGTON: During of the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai next year, an ancient jade vessel and a large and striking greenstone hei tiki will symbolize the many links between New Zealand and China.

They are based on the Maori hei tiki, highly valued neck ornaments, often carved out of pounamu, or NZ jade ("greenstone"). On the left is a green plastic Air New Zealand tiki given to passengers ...

Instead, people search for and find it in riverbeds and glacial valleys on the South Island, named Te Waipounamu in Māori, meaning “the Greenstone ... over water. Hei Tiki: Symbolizing the ...

In New Zealand, nephrite jade from the South Island is known in Māori culture as pounamu, meaning greenstone. It’s used to create clubs, tools, urns, and ornamental pendants known as hei-tiki ...

Floor talk by Dougal Austin, (Kti Mmoe, Ki Tahu) curator Tonga Tturu 19-20th century at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand who is coming to share his research into early hei tiki origins and ...

This "exceptional and rare" hei tiki is described as one of the finest examples of its kind ever to be offered for sale. Photo / Supplied A collection of historical Māori artefacts, including an ...