Te mwae te wii n aomata
human history
Te mwae ni wi n aomata. Neck ornament of human teeth. A te mwae (neck ornament) of approximately 57 wi n aomata (human teeth), each perforated at the root. The wi n aomata are strung onto te kora (coconut sennit) of a light brown colour and interspersed with one or two te moromoro (trade beads) of dark green colour. The kora is knotted at each end. Each tooth is off-white and yellowed with age.
Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
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Neck ornament of human teeth (English)
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- Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1936.295
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1936
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22927 (ethnology)
233 (Maude Collection)
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