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Ei. Necklace consisiting of small white and orange/brown coloured spiral shaped land snail pupu (shells), (Rarotonga Partula snail, Partula assimilis). The pupu are bored and strung through their wider ends with nylon taura tautai (fishing wire). The pupu are strung on alternating sides of the tautai, alternating in groups of 6-10 off-white coloured pupu and 6-10 orange pupu forming a colour pattern in the ei.

Accession number: 1985.347 Last Update: 20 Sept 2018
Other Name

Necklace (English)

Place
Rarotonga/Cook Islands
Accession Number

1985.347

Accession Date

23 Sep 1985

Other Id

51927.8 (ethnology)

Department

Pacific

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Ei, 1985.347, 51927.8, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
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