discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae teimoone human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa Kōrero NoaAdornmentIngoa KēShell currency (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae teimoone. This long strand of shell currency consists of small pieces of white te nouo (conus shell) and dark brown te nana (coconut shell) ground into small discs drilled at their centre and strung in an alternating monochrome pattern on a length of medium brown cord of te kora (coconut sennit), tied off into a Neck ornament ornament.WāhiUnknownRā TāpiringaUnknownTohu Tuakiri Kē2011.x.72 (temporary accession number)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae teimoone; 2011.x.72; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2011.x.72Takenga ā-AhureaunknownKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiUnknownRāUnknownTikanga Waihangadrilled plaited polished shell work groundPāohococonut (fibre)/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibrecoconut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialconus shell/seashell/shellRaraunga Ine775mm86.5mm7mmHuinga KaupapaCurrency/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 2018 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60