Women's Fitted Short Sleeved
T-shirt
"Stop staring at my Tiki's"
It has been suggested that the tiki ornament is a fertility charm representing the human embryo, and that it should be worn only by women. However, early European visitors saw men wearing the hei-tiki and it is probable that the squat shape of the figure was influenced by the hardness of the material and that it was later likened to an embryo and endowed with magical powers. The shape is also probably due to the fact that tiki were often made from adze blades. Adzes and chisels made from greenstone were also prestige items and the shape of a greenstone adze lends itself to conversion into a tiki. Tiki or heitiki are most commonly made from nephrite, a stone related to jade and found in several places in New Zealand's South Island. (greenstone-pounamu)
95% Cotton 5% Elastane