discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou Te mwae human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēNeck ornament (English)Kupu whakaahuaTe mwae. Neck ornament. This is made up of three components: te nana (coconut shell discs), shells and te kora (cordage of coconut fibre). It is worn around the neck as part of body adornment. Worn by women and girls, who were adorned with te mwae particularly for the ruoia dances. Te mwae is made of alternating brown te nana (coconut shell) discs and off-white shell discs. These are strung on a kora with excess strings after knotting. There are two strings of coconut shell discs, which are tied together at each end, whereas the tied ends are not joined together.WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiAccession Number1936.295Rā Tāpiringa1936Tohu Tuakiri Kē22985 (ethnology)190 (Maude Collection)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete Te mwae; 1936.295; 22985, 190; Cultural Permissions Apply Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1936.295, 22985; 190Takenga ā-AhureaKiribatiKohingaMaudeKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiBeru/Gilbert Islands/KiribatiRāPre 1936Tikanga WaihangaCut strungWaitohu/māka22985; Beru, Gilbert Is. (handwritten) DEP. MR + MRS;H.E.MAUDE. (handwritten)Pāohococonut shell/shell (plant material)/plant materialfibreRaraunga Ine350mm90mm40mmHuinga KaupapaAdornment/- PACIFIC SUBJECTS -Taumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal ArtefactsWhakahounga o Mua30 Nov 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