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Te Mwae ni wii n kao

human history
  • Other Name

    Neck ornament of cow's teeth (English)

  • Description

    Te mwae ni wii n kao. Neck ornament of cow's teeth. This te mwae (Neck ornament) consists of wii n kao (cow teeth) paired and strung onto a cord of te kora (coconut sennit) interspersed with small glass moromoro (trade beads) of red colour strung in strands of three.

  • Place
    Beru/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Accession Date
    1936
  • Other Id

    22923 (ethnology)

    25 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Mwae ni wii n kao; 1936.295; 22923, 25; Cultural Permissions Apply
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