Te mwae te ntabo
human history
Te mwae te ntabo. Spondylus shell neck ornament. This mwae (Neck ornament) features two pendants of ntabo (spondylus shell) perforated and strung onto a fine 2 ply cord of te nimwaerere (human hair and coconut sennit). One ntabo is oval in shape and milky orange in colour with a smooth high sheen surface. The other pendant of ntabo is irregularly shaped, highly textured and is red in colour on the exterior.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 12 Jul 2019
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Neck ornament of Spondylus shell (English)
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- Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1936.295
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1936
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24099.2 (ethnology)
241 (Maude Collection)
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