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Taona n riri te burewa

human history
  • Other Name

    Waist ornament of cowrie shells (English)

  • Description

    Taona n riri te burewa. Cowrie shell waist ornament. This taona n riri (waist ornament) consists of a single row of burewa (egg cowrie shells), each perforated and strung on a cord of te kora (coconut sennit). This line of burewa on te kora is incorporated into a flat band of woven baan ni kaina (pandanus fibre). The burewa are white in colour with a glossy sheen. The kora is light brown in colour. The baan ni kaina waistband is natural in colour.

    At each end of the overall taona n riri are fine cords of te kora for tying the ornament around the waist.

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

    23000.1 (ethnology)

    226 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Taona n riri te burewa, 1936.295, 23000.1, 226, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 09 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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