Te mwae te burewa

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Te mwae te burewa. Cowrie neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) features a convex disc of takanea (large cowrie) perforated and strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) cord. In addition to the central takanea several red and blue moromoro (trade beads) as well as discs of dark brown te nana (coconut shell) and a smaller purple-tinged burewa are included along the string. A larger yellow burewa is fastened to one end of the mwae.

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

Te Mae ae Mbanaki

Neck ornament of cowrie shell

Place
Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

24022 (ethnology)

117 (Maude Collection)

Department

Pacific

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Te mwae te burewa, 1936.295, 24022, 117, Photographed by Daan Hoffmann, digital, 21 Dec 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
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