Figure 10:9. Antonello da Messina, Virgin Annunciate, c. 1475, oil on panel, 45 x 34.5 cm, Galleria Regionale della Sicilia, Sicily, Italy. You Might Also Like Figure 10:15. Doménikos Theotokópoulos (El Greco), The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1605–1610, oil on canvas, 144.5 x 101.3 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026 Figure 9:6. maker/s unknown, Fiji, Wedding masi (Gatu Vakaviti), nineteenth century, tapa bark cloth, 462.3 x 369.6 cm, gift of Patricia Manney and Eric Gruendemann, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. January 27, 2026 Figure 9:2. Hei tiki, nineteenth century, pounamu (nephrite jade with abalone inlay), 15.5 x 7.6 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Hei tiki pendants were often worn in honour and acknowledgement of figures of one’s whakapapa, or ancestral lineage. January 27, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Figure 10:15. Doménikos Theotokópoulos (El Greco), The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1605–1610, oil on canvas, 144.5 x 101.3 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. January 27, 2026
Figure 9:6. maker/s unknown, Fiji, Wedding masi (Gatu Vakaviti), nineteenth century, tapa bark cloth, 462.3 x 369.6 cm, gift of Patricia Manney and Eric Gruendemann, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. January 27, 2026
Figure 9:2. Hei tiki, nineteenth century, pounamu (nephrite jade with abalone inlay), 15.5 x 7.6 cm, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Hei tiki pendants were often worn in honour and acknowledgement of figures of one’s whakapapa, or ancestral lineage. January 27, 2026