hei-tikis

A form of hei-tiki — An ornamental pendant (typically made of pounamu or greenstone) among the Māori, worn around the neck, representing a human figure traditionally connected with Tiki, the first human in Maori mythology.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of hei-tiki
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