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human history
  • Ingoa Kē

    Necklace (English)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Ei. Necklace consisiting of round dark seeds, ua (seeds) puka (Lantern Tree, Hernandia nymphaeifolia) and pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica). Multiple pupu rengarenga (shells) alternate with groups of four ua puka, arranged to form a attern. There are six groups of four ua puka in total. The pupu rengarenga and the ua puka are bored, and strung end to end, onto nylon (taura tautai) fishing line.

  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    2015.22.10
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    07 Apr 2015
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    56758.10 (ethnology)

  • Wāhanga
Ei, 2015.22.10, 56758.10, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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