There are two ends to its form, one is of a short point that would be the exposed tooth end and the other is either stubbed, tapered or in some cases reveals an open hollow defining the root end of the tooth. A small perforation has been drilled into the root ends of the wiin te kua kewe where te kora has been threaded through. Up to two te nana discs have been threaded between each individual wiin te kua kewe. The ends of the Neck ornament feature two discs of te nouo (conus; cone shell) and then the kora has been fastened together. A single strand of dark brown human hair has been loosely bound to a small segment of the Neck ornament.