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Te tui pule

human history
  • Other Name

    Cowrie shell necklace (English)

  • Description

    Te tui pule. This tui pule is made with taa (peeled and dried young coconut leaves) woven with accents of pule kena (light-coloured cowrie shells). A central rosette of pule shells are arranged around a central pule uli (dark cowrie shell) in a flower motif, with five more pule along each side finely strung and woven into cordage of taa. This tui pule was a farewell gift given to the donors in the 1970s.

  • Place
    Nanumea/Tuvalu
  • Accession Number
    1987.78
  • Accession Date
    28 Apr 1987
  • Other Id

    52420 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te tui pule, 1987.78, 52420, Cultural Permissions Apply

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