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Taongas: Hei Tiki Pendants and Maori Literature By Caitlin Paterson

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Taongas: Hei Tiki Pendants and Maori Literature

By Caitlin Paterson

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Logan Museum of Anthropology- Hei Tiki Pendant

● Greenstone● Shape of a human figure● Red wax around eyes

(European connection)● Cord of black human hair● Created in the mid 20th

century (?)

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Maori Literature● The Bone People by Keri Hulme● Hei matau given to Kerewin by Joe

○ Different cultural meanings, but very similar● Themes of fertility, children, making peace

(hei tiki)○ Strength, good luck, safe passage over water (hei

matau)● Importance of Maori culture in literature

○ Pendants as identifiers of this culture

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Works Cited"Hei Matau." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 20 Sept. 2011. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hei_matau>.“Hei Tiki.” NA0176. Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College."Hei-tiki." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 15 Mar. 2012. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hei-tiki>."Hei Tiki (pendant)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 28 Apr. 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/259479/hei-tiki>. “Hidden Histories; Student Research on the Collections.” Exhibit. 2/25/03-5/18/03. Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College.Hulme, Keri. The Bone People. New York: Penguin, 1986. Print.Keane, Basil. "Pounamu- Jade or Greenstone." Pounamu- Jade or Greenstone. The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, 2 Mar. 2009. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/pounamu-jade-or-greenstone>."Wanderer Imports." Hei Matau. Wanderer Imports, 2012. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://wandererimports.com/index.php?main_page=index>.