discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou ornament, neck human history Tukua Tirohanga API Kupu whakaahuaNassa shell and bailer necklace. Large central shell is a segment of the large Melo ‘bailer’ shell. This is set between a fan effect of shell pieces. 6 on one side and 5 on the other. The cord stap is decorated with 2 rows of nassa shells. There is a single blue plastic bead at the termination of the strap.WāhiPapua New GuineaAccession Number2016.85.6Rā Tāpiringa11 Nov 2016Tohu Tuakiri Kē56771.6 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete neck ornament; Papua New Guinea; 2016.85.6 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2016.85.6Takenga ā-AhureaPapua New GuineanKaiwaihanga Matua unknown (Maker)WāhiPapua New GuineaRāCirca 1975Tikanga WaihangastrungPāohonassa/seashell/shellMelo/seashell/shellplastic/bead/trimming (material)Raraunga Ine615mm135mmTaumata whakarōpūNecklaceJewelleryBody AdornmentsAdornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua06 Jul 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