Three pendants (hei tiki)
19th–20th century
Object PlaceNew Zealand
Object PlaceAotearoa
Medium/TechniqueStone; nephrite jade
pendant on right
DimensionsOverall: 9.2 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm (3 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Landon T. Clay
Accession number2004.2237
On View
On viewClassificationsUnclassified
Collections
Provenance1909, acquired by Harry Geoffrey Beasley (b. 1882 - d. 1939), Cranmore, England (Beasley number 385); March 3, 1975, Beasley collection sale, Graves, Son, and Pilcher's Auction Room, Hove, England, lot 158. By 1997, Landon Clay, Peterborough, NH; 2004, year-end gift of Landon Clay to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 23, 2005)
Cajamarca peoples
Cajamarca peoples
19th century
18th century
19th–20th century
18th century