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Te nuota

human history
  • Other Name

    Waist ornament of human hair

    Taona n riri

    Kabae ni be

  • Description

    Te nuota. Belt of human hair. The nuota is a waist ornament used as part of the adornment for Kiribati male dancers' costumes. It is made with long lengths of flat braided ira n atu (human hair) and these are all a natural mix of dark brown and black in colour. Each braid is approximately 9mm in width and bristly in texture overall as loose ends of invidivual hair strands stray from each braid. Each end of the nuota is knotted securely.

    This nuota is currently stored as a bundle.

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

    24147 (ethnology)

    145 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te nuota, 1936.295, 24147, 145, Photographed by Andrew… … Read more

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  • Te nuota, 1936.295, 24147, 145, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te nuota, 1936.295, 24147, 145, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te nuota, 1936.295, 24147, 145, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te nuota, 1936.295, 24147, 145, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 16 Nov 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply

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