Ei
human history
Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of small cream /yellow coloured spiral shaped pupu (shells). The pupu (shells) are bored with cotton thread threaded through the holes of approximately six pupu (shells) forming a bundle. The ei (shell necklace) is comprised of multiple bundles of pupu (shells) threaded onto a 2-ply cotton cord.
Accession number: 1969.94 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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- Te reo Name
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- Common Name
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Adornment
- Other Name
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Necklace (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Cook Islands
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- Accession Number
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1969.94
- Accession Date
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24 Apr 1969
- Other Id
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41324 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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