Te mwae te wiin te kao
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Te mwae te wii n te kao. Cow teeth neck ornament. This mwae (neck ornament) is strung with wii n te kao (cow's teeth) which are perforated at the root, and strung in pairs. Blue te moromoro (trade beads) of a deep ocean blue are interspersed between the wii n te kao. Between the middle pair of wii n te kao are te moromoro of a turquoise blue colour. All the elements are strung onto cord of te kora (coconut sennit). The wii n te kao are yellowed off-white in colour.
Accession number: 1940.3 Last Update: 30 Nov 2018
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Neck ornament of cows teeth (English)
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- Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
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1940.3
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1940
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25192.2 (ethnology)
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