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This hei tiki (neck ornament) is extremely unusual because it is carved on both sides, rather than only on one side. It belonged to Te Mātenga Taiaroa, a chief of the Ngāi Tahu tribe. On his death it passed to his son Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, who later became the Māori member of Parliament for the South Island.
Kotahi anake te taha o te nuinga o ngā hei tiki. Heoi anō tēnei hei tiki, kua whakairotia ngā taha e rua. Nā tērā rangatira o Ngāi Tahu nā Te Mātenga Taiaroa te taonga. I tōna matenga ka riro te hei tiki i tana tama a Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, mema pāremata Māori mō Te Wai Pounamu i ōna rā.