discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Ei human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNecklace (English)Kupu whakaahuaEi. Necklace consisting of blue-grey ua (seeds) poepoe (Job's Tears, Coix lacryma-jobi) and pupu rengarenga (Yellow necklace-shell, Orobophana pacifica shell). The ua and pupu are bored and threaded on nylon taura tautai (fishing line). The ei is threaded in a pattern of five ua poepoe followed by one pupu rengarenga for the entirity of the ei. Ei can be worn looped once.WāhiCook IslandsAccession Number1985.347Rā Tāpiringa23 Sep 1985Tohu Tuakiri Kē51927.7 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Ei, 1985.347, 51927.7, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1985.347, 51927.7Takenga ā-AhureaCook IslandsKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiCook IslandsRāPre 1985Tikanga WaihangastrungPāohoseed/plant materialshellnylon/polyamide/thermoplastic/plastic/organic materialRaraunga Ine693mm47mm30mmTaumata whakarōpūBody AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 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