Sujet
A jade hei tiki or breast pendant
Légende
A jade hei tiki or breast pendant, Prized as personal ornaments, some hei tiki also became sacred clan heirlooms passed down for many generations, accumulating the mana, prestige, of their owners. This example retains its original flax cord and bone toggle. New Zealand. Maori. Late 18th c New Zealand.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ British Museum, London
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A27_455
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
28,9Mo (1,7Mo) / 26,0cm x 27,8cm / 3076 x 3284 (300dpi)