Ei
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Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell), raroara (Melampus flavus), and possibly popoe (oval white coloured seeds). There are three seeds. The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored, with red coloured cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the ei (necklace).
Accession number: 1993.134 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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- Te reo Name
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- Other Name
Shell and seed necklace (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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- Accession Number
1993.134
- Accession Date
07 Jul 1993
- Other Id
54585.27 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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