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Lapa tofe

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  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    Adornment
  • Ingoa Kē

    Pearl shell pendant (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Lapa tofe. A pendant cut and polished from lapa tofe (mother of pearl shell). It is golden yellow in colour with a highly polished surface treatment. It has previously been broken into two pieces.

  • Wāhi
    Niue
  • Accession Number
    1931.580
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    16 Nov 1931
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    16863 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga

    Pacific

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  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1931.580, 16863, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 16 Jan 2019, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • shell ornament

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