Hei Tiki [Air New Zealand]
Maker and role
Air New Zealand Limited, Attributed to
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Object detail
Accession number
2013.365
Maker
Description
Plastic Tiki and Information pamphlet.
Green plastic Hei Tiki with red eyes, sealed in clear plastic to cardboard backing. Blue string attached to the top of the head.
Blue and white paper pamphlet.Written inside the pamphlet, 'NEW ZEALAND TIKI / This is a talisman of New Zealand and her Maori people. Though its origin lies deep in the past, it has become New Zealand's symbol of good luck. The most treasured tikis were made of rare jade - like greenstone carved with care by skilled Maori craftsmen. The tiki was usually worn as a neck pendant and acquired a ritual veneration. Its history was handed down in chanted song from generation to generation and its "power" increased with age. AIR NEW ZEALAND hopes this tiki will bring you good fortune and be a memento of New Zealand, the Wonderland of the South Pacific.'
Green plastic Hei Tiki with red eyes, sealed in clear plastic to cardboard backing. Blue string attached to the top of the head.
Blue and white paper pamphlet.Written inside the pamphlet, 'NEW ZEALAND TIKI / This is a talisman of New Zealand and her Maori people. Though its origin lies deep in the past, it has become New Zealand's symbol of good luck. The most treasured tikis were made of rare jade - like greenstone carved with care by skilled Maori craftsmen. The tiki was usually worn as a neck pendant and acquired a ritual veneration. Its history was handed down in chanted song from generation to generation and its "power" increased with age. AIR NEW ZEALAND hopes this tiki will bring you good fortune and be a memento of New Zealand, the Wonderland of the South Pacific.'
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Credit Line
Air New Zealand Limited. Hei Tiki [Air New Zealand], 2013.365. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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