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Te mwae te ntabo

human history
  • Other Name

    Neck ornament of spondylus shell (English)

  • Description

    Te mwae te ntabo. Spondylus shell Neck ornament. This te mwae (Neck ornament) is made of nine pieces of ntabo (spondylus shell) strung onto a fine cord of te nimwaerere. The nimwaerere is a cord that twines together strands of te ira n atu (human hair) and te kora (coconut sennit). The ntabo are seperately threaded, the nimwaerere knotted at either side of each ntabo pieces to secure them along the nimaerere.

    Eight of the ntabo are naturally faded red in colour, however the center ntabo piece is of a natural light coral colour. The central ntabo is the largest of the nine.

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

    23973 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te mwae te ntabo; 1936.295; 23973; Cultural Permissions Apply

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