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Ei

human history
  • Other Name

    Necklace (English)

  • Description

    Ei. Necklace consisting of red ua (seeds) mata koviriviri (Red-bead Tree, adenanthera pavonina) and small yellow pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica). The ua and pupu are bored and threaded with cotton thread. The ua mata koviriviri are strung in a row of three, forming a wide band of the ei, with a border of single pupu rengarenga. A piece of red and white coloured cloth is tied around the ei.

  • Place
    Rarotonga/Cook Islands
  • Accession Number
    1993.134
  • Accession Date
    07 Jul 1993
  • Other Id

    54582 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 14 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1993.134, 54582, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 14 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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