Te bure ni bai

human history

Te bure ni bai. Waist band. This is made up of three components: te nana (coconut shell discs), sea shell discs and te kora (cordage of coconut fibre). It is worn around the neck as part of body adornment. This is usually worn by women and young girls. This bure ni bai is very long and it has alternating brown te nana and off-white shell discs whereby they are strung on a kora.

Accession number: 1936.295 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
Common Name

Adornment

Other Name

Waist band (English)

Place
Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
Accession Number

1936.295

Accession Date

1936

Other Id

24106.4 (ethnology)

191 (Maude Collection)

Department

Pacific

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