Ei
human history
Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of ua mata koviriviri (red seeds) and two types of pupu (shells). Pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell) and black shells (possibly clithon scripta). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored, with nylon wire threaded through the holes forming the Ei (necklace).
Accession number: 1981.116 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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Seed and shell necklace (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- [Rarotonga]/Cook Islands
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1981.116
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02 Apr 1981
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49196 (ethnology)
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