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Hei tiki

Hei tiki

WW2

By Wendy Whitehead (Ngāti Porou, Ingarihi, Airangi)

800 × 50 mm

Pure silver; pounamu – Griffin Range, NZ; glass; polyester thread

I use the essence of traditional hei tiki to create my contemporary wahine. They wear traditional maro of muka and I enjoy playing with variations of styles and media for eyes and mouths.
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