Hei-tiki
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The hei-tiki is an ornamental pendant of the Māori of New Zealand. Hei-tiki are usually made of pounamu, and are considered a taonga by Māori. They are commonly called tiki by New Zealanders, a term t
Hinepare, a woman of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe, wearing a hei-tiki
Hei-tiki; circa 18th century; nephrite and haliotis shell; height: 10.9 cm (41⁄4 in.); from New Zealand; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (USA)
Examples of hei-tiki in the British Museum
Another example from the British Museum
Māori traditional textiles
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Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national Māori weavers' collective, aims to preserve
Weaving of kiekie leaves
Weaving peg
Pīngao - treasured for weaving
An 1847 portrait of Hōne Heke and his wife Hariata wearing cloaks made from Phormium tenax (New Zealand flax) fibre