Te mwae te ningoningo

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Te mwae te ningoningo. Shell Neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) is made from te ningoningo (land snail) of a yellow colour strung onto cor dof te kora (coconut sennit). Additional te moromoro (trade beads) of a red colour are strung in an alternating pattern. Ningoningo are collected from along shorelines and in damp environments such as rotting coconut leaves. They come in a variety of colours. This mwae te ningoningo is sized for a child to wear.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 9 Jan 2019
Other Name

Neck ornament of land-snail shell (English)

Place
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

22932 (ethnology)

26 (Maude Collection)

Department

Pacific

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Te mwae te ningoningo, 1936.295, 22932, 26, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 24 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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