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Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Necklace consisting of small pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica). The pupu are bored and strung on red and white cotton thread. The ei…
Ei. Necklace consisting of small pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica). The pupu are bored and strung on red and white cotton thread. The ei may be worn looped three times.
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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Necklace consisting of pupu (shells) poreo (Cowrie shells, Monetaria annulus) and brown speckled sprial shaped pupu (Dotted dove shell, Euplica scripta). The ei consists…
Ei. Necklace consisting of pupu (shells) poreo (Cowrie shells, Monetaria annulus) and brown speckled sprial shaped pupu (Dotted dove shell, Euplica scripta). The ei consists of poreo grouped in two, alternating with multiple brown speckled spiral shaped pupu, forming a pattern. The poreo and pupu are bored and strung on nylon taura tautai (fishing line), forming a pattern that consists of small clusters of two poreo followed by 4-6 brown speckled spiral shaped pupu.
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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Necklace consisting of pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica), grey-blue ua (seeds) poepoe (Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) brown pupu…
Ei. Necklace consisting of pupu (shells) rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica), grey-blue ua (seeds) poepoe (Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) brown pupu raroara (Melampus casteneus) and white/yellow pupu raroara (Melampus flavus). The ua and pupu are bored and strung with purple coloured cotton thread in no apparent set pattern.
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