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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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Ei
Department PacificAccession Date 07 Jul 1993Accession Number 1993.134Description Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell). The pupu (shells) are bored, with cotton thread…
Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisting of pupu rengarenga (yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell). 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. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of small dark red brown seeds and raroara (type of shell, cream coloured and spiral shaped), melampus flavus (scientific…
Ei. Long Necklace. Personal adornment. Consisiting of small dark red brown seeds and raroara (type of shell, cream coloured and spiral shaped), melampus flavus (scientific name). The pupu (shells) and seeds are bored with cotton thread threaded through the holes forming the ei (necklace).
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