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Ei

human history
  • Other Name

    Shell necklace (English)

  • Description

    Ei. Necklace. Consisting of small pink-striped coloured pupu (shells) tarona (Scarlet Periwinkle, Littoraria coccinea), and two variations of pupu raroara (small cream-coloured pupu, Melampus flavus, and small chestnut-coloured pupu, Melampus casteneus). The pupu tarona and the chestnut-coloured pupu raroara are arranged into groups of approximately three to five pupu tarona that alternate with larger groupings of cream-coloured pupu raroara, forming a pattern.

    The pupu are bored and strung end to end on nylon taura tautai (fishing line).

  • Place
    Cook Islands
  • Accession Number
    1982.33
  • Accession Date
    29 Jan 1982
  • Other Id

    49912.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Ei, 1982.33, 49912.2, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 13 Dec 2016, Cultural Permissions Apply

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