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hei-tiki
n. Maori name for a neck ornamentmade of greenstone (q.v.). 1835. W. Yate, `Account of New Zealand...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Maori name for the Creator of man, andthence taken to represent an ancestor. The Maoris made largewooden images to represent their Tiki, and gave the nameof Tiki to these images. Later they were made inminiature in greenstone (q.v.), and used as neck ornaments.See Heitiki.
n. Maori name for a neck ornamentmade of greenstone (q.v.). 1835. W. Yate, `Account of New Zealand...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris