Ei
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Ei. Necklace. Composed of poepoe (blue/white coloured seeds) and pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored, with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the ei. The ei has been shortened by twisting and looping it a few times. Held together by a piece of red and white fabric.
Accession number: 1993.134 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
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- Te reo Name
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- Other Name
Shell and seed necklace (English)
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- Description
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- Place
- Rarotonga/Cook Islands
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- Accession Number
1993.134
- Accession Date
07 Jul 1993
- Other Id
54585.9 (ethnology)
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- Display Room
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