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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of pupu rengarenga (small yellow shells), orobophana pacifica (scientific name). The pupu (shells) are bored, with cotton…
Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of pupu rengarenga (small yellow shells), orobophana pacifica (scientific name). The pupu (shells) are bored, with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the ei (necklace).
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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Necklace. Consisting of pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell) and ua mata koviriviri (red seeds). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored, with…
Ei. Necklace. Consisting of pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell) and ua mata koviriviri (red seeds). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored, with cotton thread threaded through the holes.
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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Pupu (shells) and ua mata koviriviri (red seeds) are bored, with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the Ei (necklace). There…
Ei. Necklace. Personal adornment. Pupu (shells) and ua mata koviriviri (red seeds) are bored, with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the Ei (necklace). There are of two types of pupu (shells). Raroara (cream coloured shells), melampus flavus (scientific name) and pink-coloured cowrie shells (cypraeidae).
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