Te tui pule
human history
Te tui pule. This tui pule is made with taa (peeled and dried young coconut leaves) woven with accents of pule kena (light-coloured cowrie shells). A central rosette of pule uli (dark cowrie shells) are arranged in a flower motif, with three more pule along each side finely strung and woven into cordage of taa. This tui pule was a farewell gift given to the donors in the 1970s.
Accession number: 1987.78 Last Update: 10 Sept 2026
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Te malele pule uli (Tuvaluan)
Te paa kasoa (Tuvaluan)
Cowrie shell necklace (English)
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1987.78
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28 Apr 1987
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52419 (ethnology)
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