Te katau te nana

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Te katau te nana. Waist ornament. This is made up of two components; te kora (sennit cord) and te nana (coconut shell discs). Te nana are of its natural dark brown colour with a smooth surface. It is thin in depth and are very small in circumference. The discs have been drilled or cut from a larger piece. Each have single perforations in the centre, by which it is threaded tightly onto te kora, which is not joined together.

Accession number: 1940.3 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Other Name

Waist ornament of coconut shell discs (English)

Accession Number

1940.3

Accession Date

1940

Other Id

25119.1 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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