Te mwae teimoone

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Te mwae teimoone. Shell currency. This long strand of te moni (shell currency) consists of small pieces of white te nouo (conus shell) and dark brown te nana (coconut shell) ground into small discs drilled at their centre and strung in an alternating monochrome pattern on a length of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit), tied off at each end.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 12 Jul 2019
Other Name

Shell currency

Te Bau

A ni bai

Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

24056 (ethnology)

1 (Maude Collection)

Department

Pacific

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