Te mwae ni wi n aomata
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Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. This te mae (Neck ornament) consists of sixty seven wi n aomata (human teeth) in total, each perforated at the root. The wi n aomata are strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) of a light brown colour. Te moromoro (trade beads) are strung interspersed between each wi n aomata, most are blue in colour, and there are 6 circular discs incorporated also. Each wi n aomata is off-white and yellowed with age. The kora fibre is light brown in colour.
Accession number: 1951.207.50 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
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Neck ornament of human teeth (English)
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- Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1951.207.50
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19 Dec 1951
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32568 (ethnology)
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